Over-age students, primary, male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Over-age students, primary, male was 2.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, male in Mongolia, 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, male in Mongolia stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Mongolia peaked at 18.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 144th 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, male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.4% | — |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +88.2% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +120.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +235.4% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -55.1% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -39.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 6.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 2.1% | 18.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Mongolia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Mongolia was 2.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Mongolia ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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, male (% of male 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.