Mongolia - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Mongolia was 5.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 6.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 1973.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 4.00
1971 4.00
1972 4.00
1973 3.00
1974 3.00
1975 3.00
1976 3.00
1977 3.00
1978 3.00
1979 3.00
1980 3.00
1981 3.00
1982 3.00
1983 3.00
1984 3.00
1985 3.00
1986 3.00
1987 3.00
1988 3.00
1989 3.00
1990 3.00
1991 3.00
1992 3.00
1993 3.00
1994 3.00
1995 3.00
1996 3.00
1997 4.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 5.00
2006 5.00
2007 5.00
2008 5.00
2009 5.00
2010 6.00
2011 5.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Mongolia was 273,966 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 273,966 in 2010 and a minimum value of 125,200 in 1973.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 146,014
1972 153,605
1973 125,200
1974 127,100
1975 127,986
1976 129,802
1978 137,121
1979 138,675
1980 141,306
1981 145,200
1982 146,500
1983 150,100
1984 152,700
1985 153,700
1986 153,100
1987 155,740
1988 157,800
1989 162,900
1990 165,400
1991 166,349
1992 154,588
1993 138,434
1994 142,132
1995 158,990
1996 176,036
1997 234,193
1998 244,815
1999 251,476
2000 253,441
2001 250,436
2002 241,258
2003 238,676
2004 235,730
2005 251,205
2006 249,622
2007 239,262
2008 239,663
2009 252,604
2010 273,966

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Mongolia was 48.98 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 50.43 in 1998, while its lowest value was 48.98 in 2010.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 50.43
1999 50.21
2000 50.20
2001 50.11
2002 49.97
2003 49.60
2004 49.37
2005 49.50
2006 49.52
2007 49.43
2008 49.25
2009 49.16
2010 48.98

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Mongolia was 9,060 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,060 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4,144 in 1975.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 4,800
1972 4,921
1975 4,144
1980 4,482
1981 4,496
1983 4,700
1986 5,064
1987 5,045
1988 5,140
1989 5,409
1990 5,550
1991 5,917
1992 6,230
1993 6,165
1994 6,299
1995 6,704
1996 7,088
1997 7,587
1998 7,730
1999 7,750
2000 7,778
2001 7,755
2002 7,591
2003 7,757
2004 7,172
2005 7,338
2006 7,562
2007 7,572
2008 7,694
2009 8,320
2010 9,060

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Mongolia was 95.55 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 95.55 in 2010, while its lowest value was 54.44 in 1975.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1975 54.44
1980 81.53
1981 87.21
1986 88.11
1991 89.67
1992 90.50
1993 90.67
1994 90.35
1995 90.27
1996 90.84
1997 89.79
1998 91.18
1999 92.95
2000 93.78
2001 92.46
2002 93.47
2003 92.97
2004 94.39
2005 94.40
2006 94.90
2007 94.86
2008 95.31
2009 95.42
2010 95.55

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes