School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 335,262 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
335,262 number
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
127th
of 205 countries
All-time high
379,357 number
in 2004
All-time low
144,662 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 335,262 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 379,357 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 144,662 number, in 1970.
Mongolia ranks 127th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 144,662 number | — |
| 1971 | 150,819 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 157,986 number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 201,204 number | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 213,477 number | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 227,236 number | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 241,681 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 254,210 number | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 265,874 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 276,014 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 284,337 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 290,936 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 297,049 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 303,181 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 310,169 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 318,114 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 326,616 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 334,153 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 341,313 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 347,437 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 352,268 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 355,796 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 357,447 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 359,795 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 362,805 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 366,485 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 371,869 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 320,118 number | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 327,285 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 335,768 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 346,832 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 360,365 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 371,243 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 377,761 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 379,357 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 375,697 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 366,352 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 353,211 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 339,041 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 313,257 number | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 301,557 number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 346,109 number | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 334,248 number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 324,243 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 315,762 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 309,283 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 306,021 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 307,132 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 312,611 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 322,045 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 335,262 number | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 213,316 number | 144,662 number | 276,014 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,330 number | 284,337 number | 347,437 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 350,964 number | 320,118 number | 371,869 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 358,312 number | 313,257 number | 379,357 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,901 number | 301,557 number | 346,109 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 335,262 number | 335,262 number | 335,262 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (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 335,262 number in 2020, 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 379,357 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,662 number in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 127th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.