School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 302,732 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 302,732 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 125.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 302,732 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 134,352 number, in 2009.
That places Mongolia 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,575 number | — |
| 1971 | 167,838 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 172,897 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 175,437 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 176,642 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 178,038 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 181,282 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 186,036 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 191,827 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 197,774 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 202,705 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 205,368 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 208,590 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 210,494 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 211,796 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 213,374 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 216,120 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 221,101 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 227,029 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 233,118 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 238,424 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 241,936 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 247,942 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 254,688 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 260,511 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 263,520 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 261,655 number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 255,804 number | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 297,380 number | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 279,423 number | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 267,178 number | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 255,660 number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 245,793 number | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 238,192 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 232,230 number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 178,193 number | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 175,131 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 173,962 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 174,620 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 134,352 number | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 139,627 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 146,446 number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 156,667 number | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 233,914 number | +49.3% |
| 2014 | 247,835 number | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 260,794 number | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 272,715 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 285,217 number | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 296,207 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 302,732 number | +2.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 302,732 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,958 number, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 302,732 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,664 number, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +49.3% | 156,667 number | 233,914 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 179,035 number | 162,575 number | 197,774 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 214,970 number | 202,705 number | 233,118 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,128 number | 238,424 number | 297,380 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 207,531 number | 134,352 number | 267,178 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,215 number | 139,627 number | 302,732 number | 10 |
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Mongolia was 302,732 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 302,732 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,352 number in 2009.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.3%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.