School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 333,128 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 333,128 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 333,128 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 117,548 number, in 1973.
That places Mongolia 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 124,938 number | — |
| 1971 | 134,078 number | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 143,750 number | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 117,548 number | -18.2% |
| 1974 | 121,935 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 124,303 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 125,431 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 127,335 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 129,739 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 132,932 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 136,821 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 140,817 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 144,747 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 148,184 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 150,650 number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 152,082 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 152,912 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 154,646 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 156,886 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 159,723 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 163,015 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 166,264 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 168,816 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 171,847 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 176,209 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 181,873 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 187,823 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 253,303 number | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 258,642 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 259,953 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 255,942 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 246,919 number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 236,363 number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 226,419 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 217,193 number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 256,387 number | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 247,641 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 239,215 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 231,512 number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 220,578 number | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 217,869 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 217,581 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 219,691 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 225,763 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 236,137 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 250,297 number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 266,483 number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 282,268 number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 298,983 number | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 316,217 number | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 333,128 number | +5.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 333,128 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 333,128 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 183,594 number, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +34.9% | 187,823 number | 253,303 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 128,199 number | 117,548 number | 143,750 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 149,747 number | 136,821 number | 159,723 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 198,774 number | 163,015 number | 259,953 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,817 number | 217,193 number | 256,387 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,129 number | 217,581 number | 316,217 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,128 number | 333,128 number | 333,128 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, primary education, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mongolia was 333,128 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 333,128 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,548 number in 1973.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.