School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 164,611 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Mongolia stood at 164,611 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Mongolia peaked at 164,611 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59,221 number, in 1973.
That places Mongolia 124th 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, female (number) (age female) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,344 number | — |
| 1971 | 67,852 number | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 72,600 number | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 59,221 number | -18.4% |
| 1974 | 61,376 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 62,548 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 63,118 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 64,057 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 65,240 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 66,815 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 68,744 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 70,738 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 72,684 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 74,386 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 75,611 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 76,341 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 76,787 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 77,658 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 78,778 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 80,198 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 81,850 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 83,480 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 84,646 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 85,997 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 88,042 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 90,803 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 93,753 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 126,385 number | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 129,080 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 129,716 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 127,611 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 122,938 number | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 117,335 number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 112,174 number | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 107,499 number | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 126,920 number | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 122,722 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 118,597 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 114,802 number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 109,354 number | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 107,959 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 107,757 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 108,740 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 111,696 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 116,797 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 123,787 number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 131,786 number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 139,564 number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 147,798 number | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 156,285 number | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 164,611 number | +5.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 164,611 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 164,611 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 | +34.8% | 93,753 number | 126,385 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64,617 number | 59,221 number | 72,600 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,192 number | 68,744 number | 80,198 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,375 number | 81,850 number | 129,716 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,995 number | 107,499 number | 127,611 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,217 number | 107,757 number | 156,285 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,611 number | 164,611 number | 164,611 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, female in Mongolia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Mongolia was 164,611 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 164,611 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,221 number in 1973.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Mongolia ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.