School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 236,675 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
236,675 number
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
131st
of 203 countries
All-time high
315,557 number
in 2009
All-time low
87,273 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 236,675 number.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 315,557 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 87,273 number, in 1970.
Mongolia ranks 131st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87,273 number | — |
| 1971 | 92,929 number | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 99,603 number | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 106,055 number | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 111,840 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 117,242 number | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 122,158 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 126,638 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 132,490 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 140,262 number | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 149,615 number | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 160,614 number | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 172,175 number | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 182,551 number | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 190,886 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 197,591 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 202,580 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 206,091 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 209,935 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 214,720 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 220,021 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 225,783 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 230,286 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 234,263 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 236,993 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 238,533 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 238,919 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 239,631 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 240,626 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 242,554 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 245,315 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 248,430 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 252,170 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 258,086 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 266,582 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 277,267 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 290,361 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 303,452 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 312,810 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 315,557 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 308,495 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 308,070 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 297,072 number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 285,284 number | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 274,329 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 263,847 number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 254,027 number | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 244,902 number | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 236,675 number | -3.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 236,675 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 454,192 number, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 236,675 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 236,675 number, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113,649 number | 87,273 number | 140,262 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 188,676 number | 149,615 number | 214,720 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 234,761 number | 220,021 number | 242,554 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,003 number | 245,315 number | 315,557 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 274,745 number | 236,675 number | 308,495 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mongolia was 236,675 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 315,557 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,273 number in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 131st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.