Over-age students, primary, female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Over-age students, primary, female was 1.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, female in Mongolia, 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.5% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Mongolia peaked at 17.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary, female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.9% | — |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +88.9% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +146.9% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +239.5% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -57.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 1.5% | 17.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 146 Indonesia 1.6% compare
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- 150 Palestine, State of 1.5% compare
- 151 North Macedonia 1.4% compare
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Mongolia?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Mongolia was 1.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Mongolia ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.