Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 459,763 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Mongolia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 459,763 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Mongolia peaked at 459,763 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 243,658, in 2005.
Mongolia ranks 109th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 245,605 | — |
| 1999 | 248,961 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 250,250 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 248,975 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 267,297 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 259,853 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 251,807 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 243,658 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 329,817 | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 320,359 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 310,900 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 301,941 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 294,043 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 287,752 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 284,812 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 284,436 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 286,925 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 292,707 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 302,421 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 316,015 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 329,487 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 347,366 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 370,074 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 391,879 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 413,233 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 432,273 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 447,591 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 459,763 | +2.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 459,763 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 627,819, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 459,763 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 351,210, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.4% | 243,658 | 329,817 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 247,283 | 245,605 | 248,961 | 2 |
| 2000s | 278,486 | 243,658 | 329,817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 302,596 | 284,436 | 347,366 | 10 |
| 2020s | 419,136 | 370,074 | 459,763 | 6 |
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 population of compulsory school age, male in Mongolia?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Mongolia was 459,763 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 459,763 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,658 in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Mongolia ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release