Unemployment with advanced education in Mongolia
Mongolia: Unemployment with advanced education was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Mongolia, 2003–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 4.5% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Mongolia peaked at 7.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 67th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.3% | — |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +44.3% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +54.5% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +58.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -37.4% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0999 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,167 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 908.11 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,756 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,519 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Mongolia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Mongolia was 4.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Mongolia ranks 67th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).