Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mongolia
Mongolia: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 2 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mongolia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 2 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Mongolia peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2013.
Mongolia ranks 112th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 years | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 7 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 184,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Mongolia?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mongolia was 2 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Mongolia ranks 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.