Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Mongolia

Mongolia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 124 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
124 number
World rank
135th
of 143 countries
All-time high
6,128 number
in 2004
All-time low
124 number
in 2018
Years of data
14
1999–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Mongolia, 1999–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k1999200820181999: 4.1k number2000: 4.4k number2001: 4.2k number2002: 3.6k number2003: 4.1k number2004: 6.1k number2005: 5.8k number2006: 4.8k number2007: 4.2k number2008: 3.7k number2009: 4.2k number2010: 4.4k number2011: 4.0k number2018: 124 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 124 number. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 6,128 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 124 number, in 2018.

Mongolia ranks 135th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 4,094 number
2000 4,371 number +6.8%
2001 4,224 number -3.4%
2002 3,605 number -14.7%
2003 4,052 number +12.4%
2004 6,128 number +51.2%
2005 5,764 number -5.9%
2006 4,771 number -17.2%
2007 4,193 number -12.1%
2008 3,676 number -12.3%
2009 4,203 number +14.3%
2010 4,423 number +5.2%
2011 4,045 number -8.5%
2018 124 number -96.9%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 124 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,828 number, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 124 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69,772 number, 0% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,094 number 4,094 number 4,094 number 1
2000s 4,499 number 3,605 number 6,128 number 10
2010s 2,864 number 124 number 4,423 number 3

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 132 Cape Verde 239 number compare
  2. 133 Poland 234 number compare
  3. 134 Macao 191 number compare
  4. 136 Monaco 122 number
  5. 137 Seychelles 119 number compare
  6. 138 Croatia 51 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mongolia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Mongolia was 124 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 6,128 number in 2004.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 124 number in 2018.
How does Mongolia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Mongolia ranks 135th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).