School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia
Mongolia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 129,094 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
129,094 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
131st
of 205 countries
All-time high
158,744 number
in 2011
All-time low
44,244 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 129,094 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 158,744 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44,244 number, in 1970.
Mongolia ranks 131st 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44,244 number | — |
| 1971 | 46,562 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 48,374 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 50,026 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 51,706 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 53,860 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 57,313 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 61,747 number | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 66,695 number | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 71,782 number | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 76,407 number | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 79,512 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 81,089 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 82,119 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 83,158 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 84,437 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 86,522 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 89,216 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 92,193 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 95,105 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 97,607 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 99,099 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 99,193 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99,068 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98,983 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99,058 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 99,749 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 101,529 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 103,066 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 103,968 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 105,249 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 108,537 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 113,862 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 119,761 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 125,692 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 130,235 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 130,809 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 127,279 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 122,228 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 112,322 number | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 107,738 number | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 158,744 number | +47.3% |
| 2012 | 152,818 number | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 147,378 number | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 142,243 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 137,634 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 133,774 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 130,646 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 128,357 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 127,492 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 129,094 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,231 number | 44,244 number | 71,782 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,976 number | 76,407 number | 95,105 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,132 number | 97,607 number | 103,968 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,597 number | 105,249 number | 130,809 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,682 number | 107,738 number | 158,744 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,094 number | 129,094 number | 129,094 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mongolia was 129,094 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,744 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,244 number in 1970.
- How does Mongolia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.