School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Mongolia
Mongolia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 14.58 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mongolia, 1971–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mongolia is 14.58 years, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 14.58 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.68 years, in 1995.
That places Mongolia 66th out of 183 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.25 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 9.27 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 9.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 9.45 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 9.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 10.12 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 10.27 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 10.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.22 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 10.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.16 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 9.72 years | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 8.84 years | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 7.74 years | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 7.69 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.02 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 8.26 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 8.63 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 8.9 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.4 years | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 10.12 years | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 10.49 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 11.21 years | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 11.8 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.67 years | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 12.97 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 14.26 years | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 14.58 years | +2.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14.58 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.93 years, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14.58 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.38 years, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.44 years | 9.16 years | 10.12 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.29 years | 10.22 years | 10.37 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.56 years | 7.68 years | 10.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.61 years | 9.4 years | 14.26 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.58 years | 14.58 years | 14.58 years | 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mongolia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mongolia was 14.58 years in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.58 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 years in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 66th out of 183 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.