Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Mongolia

Mongolia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 25.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
25.3%
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
29th
of 98 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2018
All-time low
17.4%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Mongolia, 1999–2018

01020301999200820181999: 21.3 %2000: 22.9 %2001: 20.2 %2002: 19.1 %2003: 19.6 %2004: 18.2 %2005: 18.8 %2006: 19.5 %2007: 18.3 %2008: 17.4 %2009: 18.6 %2010: 18.6 %2011: 18.9 %2016: 20.3 %2017: 21.6 %2018: 25.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mongolia stood at 25.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mongolia peaked at 25.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2008.

That places Mongolia 29th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) in Mongolia, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 21.3%
2000 22.9% +7.3%
2001 20.2% -11.6%
2002 19.1% -5.5%
2003 19.6% +2.5%
2004 18.2% -7.1%
2005 18.8% +3.4%
2006 19.5% +3.7%
2007 18.3% -6.5%
2008 17.4% -4.9%
2009 18.6% +7.1%
2010 18.6% -0.3%
2011 18.9% +1.7%
2016 20.3% +7.3%
2017 21.6% +6.3%
2018 25.3% +17.6%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 25.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 25.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.7%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.3% 21.3% 21.3% 1
2000s 19.3% 17.4% 22.9% 10
2010s 20.9% 18.6% 25.3% 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 26 Czechia 26.1% compare
  2. 27 Azerbaijan 25.9% compare
  3. 28 France 25.4% compare
  4. 30 Mexico 25.2% compare
  5. 31 Ireland 25.2% compare
  6. 32 Switzerland 25.2% compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mongolia?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Mongolia was 25.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2008.
How does Mongolia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
Mongolia ranks 29th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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