School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 333,128 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970β2020
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.
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 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,972 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (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.