Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mongolia
Mongolia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 36,049 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mongolia stood at 36,049 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mongolia peaked at 36,049 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,557 number, in 1970.
Mongolia ranks 116th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,557 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,681 number | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 19,798 number | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 20,620 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 21,028 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 21,259 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 21,437 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 21,771 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 22,250 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 22,914 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 23,606 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 24,227 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 24,855 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 25,321 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 25,566 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 25,735 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 25,895 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 26,233 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 26,703 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 27,310 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 27,931 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 28,478 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 28,884 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 29,511 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 30,453 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 31,409 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 32,205 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 32,895 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 32,866 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 31,842 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 30,414 number | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 28,883 number | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 27,464 number | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 26,217 number | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 25,243 number | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 23,530 number | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 22,846 number | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 22,205 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 21,702 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 21,328 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 21,501 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 21,981 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 22,891 number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 24,276 number | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 25,969 number | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 27,800 number | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 29,529 number | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 31,242 number | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 32,977 number | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 34,618 number | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 36,049 number | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,732 number | 17,557 number | 22,914 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,545 number | 23,606 number | 27,310 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,647 number | 27,931 number | 32,895 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,983 number | 21,328 number | 30,414 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,278 number | 21,501 number | 34,618 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,049 number | 36,049 number | 36,049 number | 1 |
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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 the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mongolia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mongolia was 36,049 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 36,049 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,557 number in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Mongolia ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.