School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia

Mongolia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 75,371 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
75,371 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
75,371 number
in 2020
All-time low
37,106 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 75,371 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia peaked at 75,371 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37,106 number, in 1970.

Mongolia ranks 116th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Mongolia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 37,106 number —
1971 39,191 number +5.6%
1972 41,138 number +5.0%
1973 42,263 number +2.7%
1974 42,845 number +1.4%
1975 43,190 number +0.8%
1976 43,547 number +0.8%
1977 44,385 number +1.9%
1978 45,615 number +2.8%
1979 47,037 number +3.1%
1980 48,414 number +2.9%
1981 49,535 number +2.3%
1982 50,647 number +2.2%
1983 51,313 number +1.3%
1984 51,707 number +0.8%
1985 52,011 number +0.6%
1986 52,356 number +0.7%
1987 53,226 number +1.7%
1988 54,424 number +2.3%
1989 55,773 number +2.5%
1990 57,078 number +2.3%
1991 58,158 number +1.9%
1992 59,324 number +2.0%
1993 61,037 number +2.9%
1994 62,907 number +3.1%
1995 64,545 number +2.6%
1996 65,613 number +1.7%
1997 65,984 number +0.6%
1998 64,528 number -2.2%
1999 61,914 number -4.1%
2000 58,793 number -5.0%
2001 55,703 number -5.3%
2002 53,076 number -4.7%
2003 50,905 number -4.1%
2004 49,093 number -3.6%
2005 46,038 number -6.2%
2006 44,776 number -2.7%
2007 43,814 number -2.1%
2008 43,217 number -1.4%
2009 43,512 number +0.7%
2010 44,483 number +2.2%
2011 46,128 number +3.7%
2012 48,802 number +5.8%
2013 52,245 number +7.1%
2014 56,119 number +7.4%
2015 59,960 number +6.8%
2016 63,195 number +5.4%
2017 66,660 number +5.5%
2018 70,009 number +5.0%
2019 73,005 number +4.3%
2020 75,371 number +3.2%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 75,371 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,878 number, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 75,371 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,392 number, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 42,632 number 37,106 number 47,037 number 10
1980s 51,941 number 48,414 number 55,773 number 10
1990s 62,109 number 57,078 number 65,984 number 10
2000s 48,893 number 43,217 number 58,793 number 10
2010s 58,061 number 44,483 number 73,005 number 10
2020s 75,371 number 75,371 number 75,371 number 1

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 113 Austria 85,099 number compare
  2. 114 Oman 79,019 number compare
  3. 115 Panama 77,795 number compare
  4. 117 Lebanon 71,449 number compare
  5. 118 Costa Rica 71,446 number compare
  6. 119 Gambia 71,002 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia was 75,371 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 75,371 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 37,106 number in 1970.
How does Mongolia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Mongolia ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/