School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) was 487,550 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia is 487,550, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 487,550 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 150,179, in 1970.
Mongolia ranks 121st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 150,179 | — |
| 1971 | 162,433 | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 175,469 | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 228,363 | +30.1% |
| 1974 | 242,773 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 255,777 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 266,682 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 275,219 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 281,539 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 286,612 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 291,517 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 296,166 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 301,023 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 306,438 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 312,357 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 318,693 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 325,448 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 332,506 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 339,724 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 346,973 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 353,337 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 358,378 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 362,338 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 365,698 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 369,257 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 373,908 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 380,596 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 327,378 | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 336,957 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 348,963 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 361,723 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 371,766 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 378,398 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 380,188 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 376,605 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 368,337 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 356,712 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 343,312 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 329,874 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 310,424 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 302,687 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 348,410 | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 341,581 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 334,263 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 326,778 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 319,869 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 314,924 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 313,518 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 317,173 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 327,236 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 344,634 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 370,072 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 400,439 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 426,446 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 455,604 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 487,550 | +7.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 487,550 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 700,834, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 487,550 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 182,840, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +30.1% | 175,469 | 228,363 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232,505 | 150,179 | 286,612 | 10 |
| 1980s | 317,084 | 291,517 | 346,973 | 10 |
| 1990s | 357,681 | 327,378 | 380,596 | 10 |
| 2000s | 357,734 | 310,424 | 380,188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 324,644 | 302,687 | 348,410 | 10 |
| 2020s | 414,124 | 344,634 | 487,550 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia was 487,550 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 487,550 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,179 in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 121st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release