Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Mongolia

Mongolia: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 34.08 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
34.08
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
47th
of 96 countries
All-time high
51.76
in 2003
All-time low
33.73
in 2017
Years of data
16
1999–2018

Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Mongolia, 1999–2018

02040601999200820181999: 51.32000: 49.52001: 49.82002: 51.52003: 51.82004: 50.42005: 51.82006: 48.62007: 47.92008: 492009: 45.32010: 43.32011: 422016: 36.12017: 33.72018: 34.1

Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 34.08 for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in 2018.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Mongolia peaked at 51.76 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.73, in 2017.

That places Mongolia 47th out of 96 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.26 51.26 51.26 1
2000s 49.55 45.29 51.76 10
2010s 37.85 33.73 43.33 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 44 Turkey 34.69 compare
  2. 45 Denmark 34.25 compare
  3. 46 Malaysia 34.17 compare
  4. 48 United States 33.99 compare
  5. 49 Colombia 33.41 compare
  6. 50 Slovenia 33.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Mongolia?
Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Mongolia was 34.08 in 2018, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 51.76 in 2003.
What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.73 in 2017.
How does Mongolia rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Mongolia ranks 47th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Source
UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,089 data points, 1998–2019
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Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.