Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Mongolia
Mongolia: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 1,176 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Mongolia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1,176 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.8% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Mongolia peaked at 14,504 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,176, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 130th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,744 | — |
| 2008 | 2,235 | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 5,359 | +139.8% |
| 2010 | 3,406 | -36.4% |
| 2011 | 1,411 | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 6,849 | +385.4% |
| 2013 | 4,778 | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 4,357 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 10,836 | +148.7% |
| 2016 | 14,504 | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 5,539 | -61.8% |
| 2018 | 8,961 | +61.8% |
| 2019 | 11,613 | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 11,848 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11,190 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 10,901 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 7,276 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 1,176 | -83.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1,176 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,627, 14% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1,176 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,233, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +385.4% | 1,411 | 6,849 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,113 | 1,744 | 5,359 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7,225 | 1,411 | 14,504 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,478 | 1,176 | 11,848 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,342 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Mongolia?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Mongolia was 1,176 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,504 in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,176 in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Mongolia ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release