Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Mongolia, 1996–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Mongolia stood at 61.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Mongolia peaked at 63.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1997.
Mongolia ranks 10th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 47.0% | — |
| 1997 | 35.9% | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 61.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 61.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.8%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +30.5% | 35.9% | 46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 35.9% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 46.8% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 57.0% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Mongolia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Mongolia was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.