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

Latest (2020)
36,943 number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
116th
of 206 countries
All-time high
36,943 number
in 2020
All-time low
17,188 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mongolia, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Mongolia, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 113 Austria 43,610 number compare
  2. 114 Panama 39,557 number compare
  3. 115 Oman 38,843 number compare
  4. 117 Costa Rica 36,632 number compare
  5. 118 Lebanon 36,065 number compare
  6. 119 Bulgaria 35,954 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.