Mongolia: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is up 42.59% from 289,563 in 2018 (7.35% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 327.54% from 96,571 in 1971 (2.83% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 17 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Mongolia's secondary education, pupils rose 10.2% on 2022 (from 374,614 to 412,877).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 43.7% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.1% in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Mongolia had the 32nd highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mongolia in the 2023 ranking

• Greece — 29th of 51: 687,813
• Papua New Guinea — 30th of 51: 655,030
• Nicaragua — 31st of 51: 463,660
• Uruguay — 33rd of 51: 337,808
• Croatia — 34th of 51: 325,996
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 35th of 51: 226,755

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 36 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Australia — 2.65 million (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 40,924 (2023)
• Cambodia — 1.17 million (2024)
• China — 97.98 million (2024)
• Fiji — 113,613 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 340,877 (2024)
• Indonesia — 27.84 million (2025)
• Japan — 6.61 million (2023)
• Kiribati — 16,846 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 2.66 million (2024)
• Lao PDR — 532,092 (2025)

More education data for Mongolia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 69.04% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 379,647 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 92.34% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 80.15% (2021)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 92.9% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Mongolia's secondary education, pupils?

412,877 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 327.54% from 96,571 in 1971 (2.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 412,877 in 2023 and the lowest 96,571 in 1971.

How does Mongolia rank?

32nd highest of 51 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Mongolia?

In 2023, Mongolia's secondary education, pupils rose 10.2% on 2022 (from 374,614 to 412,877). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +4% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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