Preprimary education, duration in Mongolia
Mongolia: Preprimary education, duration was 4 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Preprimary education, duration in Mongolia, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in Mongolia stood at 4 years. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Mongolia peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.5 years | 4 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 88 Belarus 4 years compare
- 88 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 88 Cayman Islands 4 years compare
- 88 Gibraltar 4 years compare
- 88 North Korea 4 years compare
- 88 Maldives 4 years compare
- 88 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 4 years compare
- 88 Poland 4 years compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 4 years compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 years compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 4 years compare
- 88 Tajikistan 4 years compare
- 88 Uzbekistan 4 years compare
- 88 Zambia 4 years compare
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 preprimary education, duration in Mongolia?
- Preprimary education, duration in Mongolia was 4 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Mongolia ranks 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.