School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 168,517 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Mongolia stood at 168,517 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Mongolia peaked at 168,517 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58,327 number, in 1973.
Mongolia ranks 128th of 206 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, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61,594 number | — |
| 1971 | 66,226 number | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 71,150 number | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 58,327 number | -18.0% |
| 1974 | 60,559 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 61,755 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 62,313 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 63,278 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 64,499 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 66,117 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 68,077 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 70,079 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 72,063 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 73,798 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 75,039 number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 75,741 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 76,125 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 76,988 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 78,108 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 79,525 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 81,165 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 82,784 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 84,170 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 85,850 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 88,167 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 91,070 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 94,070 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 126,918 number | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 129,562 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 130,237 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 128,331 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 123,981 number | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 119,028 number | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 114,245 number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 109,694 number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 129,467 number | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 124,919 number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 120,618 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 116,710 number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 111,224 number | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 109,910 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 109,824 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 110,951 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 114,067 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 119,340 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 126,510 number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 134,697 number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 142,704 number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 151,185 number | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 159,932 number | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 168,517 number | +5.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 168,517 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 168,517 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) 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% | 94,070 number | 126,918 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,582 number | 58,327 number | 71,150 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,554 number | 68,077 number | 79,525 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,399 number | 81,165 number | 130,237 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,822 number | 109,694 number | 129,467 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,912 number | 109,824 number | 159,932 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,517 number | 168,517 number | 168,517 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, male in Mongolia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Mongolia was 168,517 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 168,517 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,327 number in 1973.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Mongolia ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.