Official entrance age to pre primary education in Mongolia
Mongolia: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Mongolia, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 2 for official entrance age to pre primary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Mongolia peaked at 4 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2009.
That places Mongolia 211th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 211 French Guiana 2 compare
- 211 Georgia 2 compare
- 211 Guadeloupe 2 compare
- 211 Martinique 2 compare
- 211 Réunion 2 compare
- 211 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 compare
More education data for Mongolia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Mongolia?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Mongolia was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2009.
- How does Mongolia rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Mongolia ranks 211th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary education rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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