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

Mongolia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 38,157 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
38,157 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
38,157 number
in 2020
All-time low
18,397 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia stood at 38,157 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Mongolia peaked at 38,157 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18,397 number, in 1970.

That places Mongolia 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Mongolia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 18,397 number —
1971 19,456 number +5.8%
1972 20,451 number +5.1%
1973 21,024 number +2.8%
1974 21,318 number +1.4%
1975 21,489 number +0.8%
1976 21,665 number +0.8%
1977 22,091 number +2.0%
1978 22,714 number +2.8%
1979 23,432 number +3.2%
1980 24,125 number +3.0%
1981 24,683 number +2.3%
1982 25,246 number +2.3%
1983 25,581 number +1.3%
1984 25,776 number +0.8%
1985 25,921 number +0.6%
1986 26,082 number +0.6%
1987 26,519 number +1.7%
1988 27,118 number +2.3%
1989 27,793 number +2.5%
1990 28,445 number +2.3%
1991 28,984 number +1.9%
1992 29,617 number +2.2%
1993 30,503 number +3.0%
1994 31,454 number +3.1%
1995 32,284 number +2.6%
1996 32,820 number +1.7%
1997 33,003 number +0.6%
1998 32,329 number -2.0%
1999 31,099 number -3.8%
2000 29,607 number -4.8%
2001 28,102 number -5.1%
2002 26,841 number -4.5%
2003 25,755 number -4.0%
2004 24,817 number -3.6%
2005 23,228 number -6.4%
2006 22,570 number -2.8%
2007 22,088 number -2.1%
2008 21,798 number -1.3%
2009 21,979 number +0.8%
2010 22,485 number +2.3%
2011 23,322 number +3.7%
2012 24,682 number +5.8%
2013 26,426 number +7.1%
2014 28,386 number +7.4%
2015 30,329 number +6.8%
2016 31,968 number +5.4%
2017 33,728 number +5.5%
2018 35,431 number +5.0%
2019 36,954 number +4.3%
2020 38,157 number +3.3%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 38,157 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 38,157 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21,204 number 18,397 number 23,432 number 10
1980s 25,884 number 24,125 number 27,793 number 10
1990s 31,054 number 28,445 number 33,003 number 10
2000s 24,678 number 21,798 number 29,607 number 10
2010s 29,371 number 22,485 number 36,954 number 10
2020s 38,157 number 38,157 number 38,157 number 1

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 113 Austria 43,925 number compare
  2. 114 Oman 39,917 number compare
  3. 115 Panama 39,743 number compare
  4. 117 Costa Rica 36,558 number compare
  5. 118 Lebanon 36,355 number compare
  6. 119 Gambia 35,856 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 38,157 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 38,157 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 18,397 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 69.7%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/