School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 206,168 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 206,168 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 272,120 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 100,418 number, in 1970.
Mongolia ranks 124th of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100,418 number | — |
| 1971 | 104,257 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 109,612 number | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 151,178 number | +37.9% |
| 1974 | 161,771 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 173,376 number | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 184,368 number | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 192,463 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 199,179 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 204,232 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 207,930 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 211,424 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 215,960 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 221,062 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 227,011 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 233,677 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 240,094 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 244,937 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 249,120 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 252,332 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 254,661 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 256,697 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 258,254 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 260,727 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 263,822 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 267,427 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 272,120 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 218,589 number | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 224,219 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 231,800 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 241,583 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 251,828 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 257,381 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 258,000 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 253,665 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 245,462 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 235,543 number | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 225,932 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 216,813 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 200,935 number | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 193,819 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 187,365 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 181,430 number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 176,865 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 173,519 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 171,649 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 172,247 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 176,486 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 184,254 number | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 194,553 number | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 206,168 number | +6.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 206,168 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 353,248 number, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 206,168 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 127,628 number, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +37.9% | 109,612 number | 151,178 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,085 number | 100,418 number | 204,232 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 230,355 number | 207,930 number | 252,332 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,832 number | 218,589 number | 272,120 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,714 number | 200,935 number | 258,000 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,219 number | 171,649 number | 194,553 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 206,168 number | 206,168 number | 206,168 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 91.44 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia was 206,168 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 272,120 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,418 number in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.