Over-age students, primary in Mongolia
Mongolia: Over-age students, primary was 1.8% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Mongolia, 1980–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.8% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Mongolia peaked at 18.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 1.8% | 18.0% | 9 |
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More education data for Mongolia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,972 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 91.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.46 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Mongolia?
- Over-age students, primary in Mongolia was 1.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Mongolia ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.