Government expenditure per student, primary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Government expenditure per student, primary was 14.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Mongolia, 2004–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure per student, primary in Mongolia stood at 14.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Mongolia peaked at 16.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2012.
Mongolia ranks 69th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.5% | — |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.5% | 14.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.5% | 16.6% | 8 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 129,476 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 412,877 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 379,647 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5431 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, primary in Mongolia?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Mongolia was 14.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2012.
- How does Mongolia rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Mongolia ranks 69th out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.