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
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Mongolia, 1999–2018
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.
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.26 | — |
| 2000 | 49.49 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 49.77 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 51.51 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 51.76 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.42 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 51.75 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 48.56 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 47.94 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.01 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 45.29 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 43.33 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 42.02 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 36.09 | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 33.73 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 34.08 | +1.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 34.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.89, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 34.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.08, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
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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Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.