Primary education, teachers, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0034 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Mongolia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Mongolia is 0.0034 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.0036 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1988.
That places Mongolia 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0036 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 units per person | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.003 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.003 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.003 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.003 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0034 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0034 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 62% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 5 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Mongolia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0034 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1988.
- How does Mongolia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.