Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 9,724 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Mongolia, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 9,724 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Mongolia peaked at 9,724 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,256 number, in 1975.
That places Mongolia 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2,256 number | — |
| 1980 | 3,654 number | +62.0% |
| 1981 | 3,921 number | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 4,462 number | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 5,306 number | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 5,638 number | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 5,590 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5,691 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 6,052 number | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 6,439 number | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 6,812 number | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 7,048 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 7,204 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 7,294 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7,170 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 7,095 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7,212 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6,770 number | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 6,927 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 7,176 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 7,183 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,333 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7,939 number | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 8,657 number | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 8,664 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,546 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 8,506 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8,380 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 8,556 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8,884 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9,192 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9,724 number | +5.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9,724 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 41% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9,724 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 63% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +62.0% | 2,256 number | 3,654 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,256 number | 2,256 number | 2,256 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 4,012 number | 3,654 number | 4,462 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 6,198 number | 5,306 number | 7,204 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,210 number | 6,770 number | 7,939 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,790 number | 8,380 number | 9,724 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 teachers in primary education, female in Mongolia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Mongolia was 9,724 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,724 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,256 number in 1975.
- How does Mongolia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Mongolia ranks 126th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.