Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 6,724 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mongolia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mongolia stood at 6,724 number.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mongolia peaked at 8,886 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,076 number, in 1996.
Mongolia ranks 104th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,076 number | — |
| 1997 | 4,491 number | +46.0% |
| 1999 | 5,669 number | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 6,642 number | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 6,575 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5,298 number | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 5,366 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7,759 number | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 8,018 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 8,290 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 8,754 number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 8,734 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,554 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 8,783 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8,591 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8,737 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8,743 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8,886 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8,862 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8,317 number | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 6,724 number | -19.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6,724 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,471 number, 38% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6,724 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,402 number, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +46.0% | 3,076 number | 4,491 number |
| 2004 | +44.6% | 5,366 number | 7,759 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,412 number | 3,076 number | 5,669 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 7,399 number | 5,298 number | 8,754 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,455 number | 6,724 number | 8,886 number | 8 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mongolia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Mongolia was 6,724 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,886 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,076 number in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Mongolia ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.