Urban population, above primary education in Mongolia

Mongolia: Urban population, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
13th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2021

Urban population, above primary education in Mongolia, 2002–2021

00.20.40.60.82002201120212002: 0.63 % of population with high education2006: 0.666 % of population with high education2007: 0.644 % of population with high education2008: 0.806 % of population with high education2009: 0.646 % of population with high education2010: 0.667 % of population with high education2011: 0.673 % of population with high education2014: 0.66 % of population with high education2016: 0.713 % of population with high education2017: 0.84 % of population with high education2018: 0.833 % of population with high education2019: 0.869 % of population with high education2020: 0.879 % of population with high education2021: 0.86 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

In 2021, urban population, above primary education in Mongolia stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Mongolia peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

That places Mongolia 13th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Urban population, above primary education in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Mongolia, 2002 to 2021.
Year % of population with high education Change
2002 0.6%
2006 0.7% +5.7%
2007 0.6% -3.3%
2008 0.8% +25.0%
2009 0.6% -19.8%
2010 0.7% +3.3%
2011 0.7% +0.8%
2014 0.7% -2.0%
2016 0.7% +8.1%
2017 0.8% +17.7%
2018 0.8% -0.8%
2019 0.9% +4.3%
2020 0.9% +1.1%
2021 0.9% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 10 Mexico 0.9% compare
  2. 11 Colombia 0.9% compare
  3. 12 Peru 0.9% compare
  4. 14 Germany 0.9% compare
  5. 15 Iceland 0.8% compare
  6. 16 South Korea 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Mongolia?
Urban population, above primary education in Mongolia was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Mongolia rank for urban population, above primary education?
Mongolia ranks 13th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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