School starting age, primary school - Country rankings
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Primary school starting age , 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 194 countries was 6 years. The highest value was in Afghanistan: 7 years and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 5 years. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: years; Source: UNESCO
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Countries | School starting age, primary school, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
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Afghanistan | 7 | 1 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bulgaria | 7 | 2 | 1970 - 2023 |
Burundi | 7 | 3 | 1970 - 2023 |
Croatia | 7 | 4 | 1970 - 2023 |
El Salvador | 7 | 5 | 1970 - 2023 |
Eq. Guinea | 7 | 6 | 1970 - 2023 |
Estonia | 7 | 7 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ethiopia | 7 | 8 | 1970 - 2023 |
Finland | 7 | 9 | 1970 - 2023 |
Gambia | 7 | 10 | 1970 - 2023 |
Guatemala | 7 | 11 | 1970 - 2023 |
Guinea | 7 | 12 | 1970 - 2023 |
Hungary | 7 | 13 | 1970 - 2023 |
Indonesia | 7 | 14 | 1970 - 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 15 | 1970 - 2023 |
Latvia | 7 | 16 | 1970 - 2023 |
Liechtenstein | 7 | 17 | 1970 - 2023 |
Lithuania | 7 | 18 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mali | 7 | 19 | 1970 - 2023 |
Moldova | 7 | 20 | 1970 - 2023 |
Namibia | 7 | 21 | 1970 - 2023 |
Niger | 7 | 22 | 1970 - 2023 |
North Korea | 7 | 23 | 1970 - 2023 |
Papua N.G. | 7 | 24 | 1970 - 2023 |
Poland | 7 | 25 | 1970 - 2023 |
Russia | 7 | 26 | 1970 - 2023 |
Serbia | 7 | 27 | 1970 - 2023 |
South Africa | 7 | 28 | 1970 - 2023 |
Sweden | 7 | 29 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tajikistan | 7 | 30 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tanzania | 7 | 31 | 1970 - 2023 |
Uzbekistan | 7 | 32 | 1970 - 2023 |
Zambia | 7 | 33 | 1970 - 2023 |
Albania | 6 | 34 | 1970 - 2023 |
Algeria | 6 | 35 | 1970 - 2023 |
Andorra | 6 | 36 | 1970 - 2023 |
Angola | 6 | 37 | 1970 - 2023 |
Argentina | 6 | 38 | 1970 - 2023 |
Armenia | 6 | 39 | 1970 - 2023 |
Aruba | 6 | 40 | 1970 - 2023 |
Austria | 6 | 41 | 1970 - 2023 |
Azerbaijan | 6 | 42 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bahrain | 6 | 43 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bangladesh | 6 | 44 | 1970 - 2023 |
Belarus | 6 | 45 | 1970 - 2023 |
Belgium | 6 | 46 | 1970 - 2023 |
Benin | 6 | 47 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bolivia | 6 | 48 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 6 | 49 | 1970 - 2023 |
Botswana | 6 | 50 | 1970 - 2023 |
Brazil | 6 | 51 | 1970 - 2023 |
Brunei | 6 | 52 | 1970 - 2023 |
Burkina Faso | 6 | 53 | 1970 - 2023 |
Cambodia | 6 | 54 | 1970 - 2023 |
Cameroon | 6 | 55 | 1970 - 2023 |
Canada | 6 | 56 | 1970 - 2023 |
Cape Verde | 6 | 57 | 1970 - 2023 |
C.A. Republic | 6 | 58 | 1970 - 2023 |
Chad | 6 | 59 | 1970 - 2023 |
Chile | 6 | 60 | 1970 - 2023 |
China | 6 | 61 | 1970 - 2023 |
Colombia | 6 | 62 | 1970 - 2023 |
Comoros | 6 | 63 | 1970 - 2023 |
Costa Rica | 6 | 64 | 1970 - 2023 |
Cyprus | 6 | 65 | 1970 - 2023 |
Czechia | 6 | 66 | 1970 - 2023 |
DR Congo | 6 | 67 | 1970 - 2023 |
Denmark | 6 | 68 | 1970 - 2023 |
Djibouti | 6 | 69 | 1970 - 2023 |
Domin. Rep. | 6 | 70 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ecuador | 6 | 71 | 1970 - 2023 |
Egypt | 6 | 72 | 1970 - 2023 |
Eritrea | 6 | 73 | 1970 - 2023 |
Fiji | 6 | 74 | 1970 - 2023 |
France | 6 | 75 | 1970 - 2023 |
Gabon | 6 | 76 | 1970 - 2023 |
Georgia | 6 | 77 | 1970 - 2023 |
Germany | 6 | 78 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ghana | 6 | 79 | 1970 - 2023 |
Greece | 6 | 80 | 1970 - 2023 |
G.-Bissau | 6 | 81 | 1970 - 2023 |
Guyana | 6 | 82 | 1970 - 2023 |
Haiti | 6 | 83 | 1970 - 2023 |
Honduras | 6 | 84 | 1970 - 2023 |
Hong Kong | 6 | 85 | 1970 - 2023 |
Iceland | 6 | 86 | 1970 - 2023 |
India | 6 | 87 | 1970 - 2023 |
Iran | 6 | 88 | 1970 - 2023 |
Iraq | 6 | 89 | 1970 - 2023 |
Israel | 6 | 90 | 1970 - 2023 |
Italy | 6 | 91 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ivory Coast | 6 | 92 | 1970 - 2023 |
Jamaica | 6 | 93 | 1970 - 2023 |
Japan | 6 | 94 | 1970 - 2023 |
Jordan | 6 | 95 | 1970 - 2023 |
Kazakhstan | 6 | 96 | 1970 - 2023 |
Kenya | 6 | 97 | 1970 - 2023 |
Kiribati | 6 | 98 | 1970 - 2023 |
Kuwait | 6 | 99 | 1970 - 2023 |
Laos | 6 | 100 | 1970 - 2023 |
Lebanon | 6 | 101 | 1970 - 2023 |
Lesotho | 6 | 102 | 1970 - 2023 |
Liberia | 6 | 103 | 1970 - 2023 |
Libya | 6 | 104 | 1970 - 2023 |
Luxembourg | 6 | 105 | 1970 - 2023 |
Macao | 6 | 106 | 1970 - 2023 |
Madagascar | 6 | 107 | 1970 - 2023 |
Malawi | 6 | 108 | 1970 - 2023 |
Malaysia | 6 | 109 | 1970 - 2023 |
Maldives | 6 | 110 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mauritania | 6 | 111 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mexico | 6 | 112 | 1970 - 2023 |
Micronesia | 6 | 113 | 1970 - 2023 |
Monaco | 6 | 114 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mongolia | 6 | 115 | 1970 - 2023 |
Montenegro | 6 | 116 | 1970 - 2023 |
Morocco | 6 | 117 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mozambique | 6 | 118 | 1970 - 2023 |
Netherlands | 6 | 119 | 1970 - 2023 |
N. Caledonia | 6 | 120 | 1982 - 2023 |
Nicaragua | 6 | 121 | 1970 - 2023 |
Nigeria | 6 | 122 | 1970 - 2023 |
North Macedonia | 6 | 123 | 1970 - 2023 |
Norway | 6 | 124 | 1970 - 2023 |
Oman | 6 | 125 | 1970 - 2023 |
Palau | 6 | 126 | 1970 - 2023 |
Palestine | 6 | 127 | 1970 - 2023 |
Panama | 6 | 128 | 1970 - 2023 |
Paraguay | 6 | 129 | 1970 - 2023 |
Peru | 6 | 130 | 1970 - 2023 |
Philippines | 6 | 131 | 1970 - 2023 |
Portugal | 6 | 132 | 1970 - 2023 |
Puerto Rico | 6 | 133 | 1970 - 2023 |
Qatar | 6 | 134 | 1970 - 2023 |
R. of Congo | 6 | 135 | 1970 - 2023 |
Romania | 6 | 136 | 1970 - 2023 |
Rwanda | 6 | 137 | 1970 - 2023 |
San Marino | 6 | 138 | 1970 - 2023 |
S.T.&Principe | 6 | 139 | 1970 - 2023 |
Saudi Arabia | 6 | 140 | 1970 - 2023 |
Senegal | 6 | 141 | 1970 - 2023 |
Seychelles | 6 | 142 | 1970 - 2023 |
Sierra Leone | 6 | 143 | 1970 - 2023 |
Singapore | 6 | 144 | 1970 - 2023 |
Slovakia | 6 | 145 | 1970 - 2023 |
Slovenia | 6 | 146 | 1970 - 2023 |
Solomon Isl. | 6 | 147 | 1970 - 2023 |
Somalia | 6 | 148 | 1970 - 2023 |
South Korea | 6 | 149 | 1970 - 2023 |
Spain | 6 | 150 | 1970 - 2023 |
Sudan | 6 | 151 | 1998 - 2023 |
Suriname | 6 | 152 | 1970 - 2023 |
Swaziland | 6 | 153 | 1970 - 2023 |
Switzerland | 6 | 154 | 1970 - 2023 |
Syria | 6 | 155 | 1970 - 2023 |
Thailand | 6 | 156 | 1970 - 2023 |
Togo | 6 | 157 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tonga | 6 | 158 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tunisia | 6 | 159 | 1970 - 2023 |
Turkey | 6 | 160 | 1970 - 2023 |
Turkmenistan | 6 | 161 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tuvalu | 6 | 162 | 1970 - 2023 |
Uganda | 6 | 163 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ukraine | 6 | 164 | 1970 - 2023 |
UA Emirates | 6 | 165 | 1970 - 2023 |
Uruguay | 6 | 166 | 1970 - 2023 |
USA | 6 | 167 | 1970 - 2023 |
Vanuatu | 6 | 168 | 1970 - 2023 |
Vietnam | 6 | 169 | 1970 - 2023 |
Yemen | 6 | 170 | 1970 - 2023 |
Zimbabwe | 6 | 171 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ant.& Barb. | 5 | 172 | 1970 - 2023 |
Australia | 5 | 173 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bahamas | 5 | 174 | 1970 - 2023 |
Barbados | 5 | 175 | 1970 - 2023 |
Belize | 5 | 176 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bermuda | 5 | 177 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bhutan | 5 | 178 | 1970 - 2023 |
Burma | 5 | 179 | 1970 - 2023 |
Dominica | 5 | 180 | 1970 - 2023 |
Gibraltar | 5 | 181 | 1970 - 2023 |
Grenada | 5 | 182 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ireland | 5 | 183 | 1970 - 2023 |
Malta | 5 | 184 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mauritius | 5 | 185 | 1970 - 2023 |
Nepal | 5 | 186 | 1970 - 2023 |
New Zealand | 5 | 187 | 1970 - 2023 |
Pakistan | 5 | 188 | 1970 - 2023 |
Saint Lucia | 5 | 189 | 1970 - 2023 |
St. Vincent & ... | 5 | 190 | 1970 - 2023 |
Samoa | 5 | 191 | 1970 - 2023 |
Sri Lanka | 5 | 192 | 1970 - 2023 |
Tr.&Tobago | 5 | 193 | 1970 - 2023 |
UK | 5 | 194 | 1970 - 2023 |
Definition: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
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