Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 3,997 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mongolia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mongolia is 3,997 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mongolia peaked at 5,356 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,446 number, in 1996.
Mongolia ranks 81st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,446 number | — |
| 1997 | 1,611 number | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 3,109 number | +93.0% |
| 2001 | 3,224 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,777 number | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 2,864 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4,011 number | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 4,387 number | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 4,582 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4,907 number | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 4,941 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,895 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,022 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,899 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5,049 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5,170 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5,354 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5,356 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,869 number | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 3,997 number | -17.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3,997 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3,997 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,820 number, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +93.0% | 1,611 number | 3,109 number |
| 2004 | +40.0% | 2,864 number | 4,011 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,528 number | 1,446 number | 1,611 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,970 number | 2,777 number | 4,941 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,964 number | 3,997 number | 5,356 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 78 El Salvador 4,065 number compare
- 79 Mozambique 4,005 number compare
- 80 Latvia 4,003 number compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 3,752 number compare
- 83 Laos 3,588 number compare
- 84 Moldova 3,410 number compare
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, female in Mongolia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Mongolia was 3,997 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,356 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,446 number in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Mongolia ranks 81st out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.