Primary and secondary education sector brief introduction. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 839 general education schools (672 public and 167 private) are operating in the country. Of the total number of schools, 72 are elementary, 109 middle, 611 high schools and 47 complex schools.

A brief introduction to the pre-primary education sector In the 2020-2021 academic year, there are 1454 (public 948, private 506) kindergartens operating in Mongolia. Nationally, 247,040 children in 8,499 groups are included in preschool education sector.

Higher education sector brief introduction. The number of universities and colleges operating in Mongolia in the 2020-2021 academic year is 88, of which 37 (42%) are universities, 48 (54.6%) are higher education institutions, and 3 (3.4%) are colleges. Of the 48 universities, 3 (6.3%) are foreign universities. Of the total schools, 65 (73.9%) are non-government, 20 (22.7%) are state-owned, and 3 (3.4%) are public / religious.