Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Mongolia

Mongolia: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 2 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
210th
of 210 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1970
All-time low
2 years
in 2013
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Mongolia, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 2 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Mongolia peaked at 4 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2013.

Mongolia ranks 210th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1980s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1990s 3.8 years 3 years 4 years 10
2000s 3 years 3 years 3 years 10
2010s 2.3 years 2 years 3 years 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Mongolia?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Mongolia was 2 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2013.
How does Mongolia rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Mongolia ranks 210th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.