Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 2.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Mongolia ranks 152nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.4% | — |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -31.9% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -41.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -90.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 3 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Mongolia?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Mongolia was 0.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Mongolia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.