Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mongolia
Mongolia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 36,943 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mongolia stood at 36,943 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mongolia peaked at 36,943 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,188 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, male in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,188 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,347 number | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 19,511 number | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 20,366 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 20,785 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 21,017 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 21,191 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 21,536 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 22,029 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 22,707 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 23,409 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 24,030 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 24,672 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 25,146 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 25,390 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 25,546 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 25,683 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 26,024 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 26,494 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 27,099 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 27,716 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 28,260 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 28,768 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 29,486 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 30,468 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 31,447 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 32,260 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 32,911 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 32,915 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32,030 number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 30,739 number | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 29,300 number | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 28,017 number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 26,821 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 25,803 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 23,985 number | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 23,225 number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 22,564 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 22,066 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 21,735 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 21,944 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 22,456 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23,406 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 24,833 number | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 26,568 number | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 28,442 number | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 30,214 number | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 31,980 number | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 33,770 number | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 35,466 number | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 36,943 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,468 number | 17,188 number | 22,707 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,349 number | 23,409 number | 27,099 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,626 number | 27,716 number | 32,915 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,426 number | 21,735 number | 30,739 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,908 number | 21,944 number | 35,466 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,943 number | 36,943 number | 36,943 number | 1 |
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 the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mongolia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mongolia was 36,943 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 36,943 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,188 number in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Mongolia ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.