Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 379 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Mongolia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Mongolia is 379, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Mongolia peaked at 1,888 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 345, in 2015.
That places Mongolia 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,888 | — |
| 1980 | 828 | -56.1% |
| 1981 | 575 | -30.6% |
| 1986 | 602 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 611 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 592 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 575 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 608 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 652 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 649 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 775 | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 682 | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 546 | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 484 | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 585 | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 496 | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 545 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 402 | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 411 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 386 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 389 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 361 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 381 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 403 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 395 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 370 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 389 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 415 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 345 | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 357 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 372 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 514 | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 502 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 393 | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 402 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 407 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 402 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 379 | -5.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 379 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,188, 9% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 379 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,237, 12% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | -56.1% | 1,888 | 828 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,888 | 1,888 | 1,888 | 1 |
| 1980s | 668.33 | 575 | 828 | 3 |
| 1990s | 632.22 | 546 | 775 | 9 |
| 2000s | 444 | 361 | 585 | 10 |
| 2010s | 406.2 | 345 | 514 | 10 |
| 2020s | 396.6 | 379 | 407 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More education data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Mongolia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Mongolia was 379 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,888 in 1975.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 345 in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Mongolia ranks 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release