School starting age, primary school - Country rankings

The average for 2017 was 6 years.The highest value was in Afghanistan: 7 years and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 5 years. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available for: School starting age, primary school.

Primary school starting age , 2017
(years, Source: UNESCO, TheGlobalEconomy.com)

1. Afghanistan

2. Bulgaria

3. Burundi

4. Croatia

5. El Salvador

6. Eq. Guinea

7. Estonia

8. Ethiopia

9. Finland

10. Gambia

11. Guatemala

12. Guinea

13. Hungary

14. Indonesia

15. Kazakhstan

16. Kyrgyzstan

17. Latvia

18. Liechtenstein

19. Lithuania

20. Mali

21. Moldova

22. Namibia

23. Niger

24. North Korea

25. Poland

26. Russia

27. Rwanda

28. Serbia

29. South Africa

30. Sweden

31. Switzerland

32. Tajikistan

33. Tanzania

34. Uzbekistan

35. Zambia

36. Albania

37. Algeria

38. Andorra

39. Angola

40. Argentina

41. Armenia

42. Aruba

43. Austria

44. Azerbaijan

45. Bahrain

46. Bangladesh

47. Belarus

48. Belgium

49. Benin

50. Bhutan

51. Bolivia

52. Bosnia & Herz.

53. Botswana

54. Brazil

55. Brunei

56. Burkina Faso

57. Cambodia

58. Cameroon

59. Canada

60. Cape Verde

61. C.A. Republic

62. Chad

63. Chile

64. China

65. Colombia

66. Comoros

67. Costa Rica

68. Cuba

69. Cyprus

70. Czech Rep.

71. DR Congo

72. Denmark

73. Djibouti

74. Domin. Rep.

75. Ecuador

76. Egypt

77. Eritrea

78. Fiji

79. France

80. Gabon

81. Georgia

82. Germany

83. Ghana

84. Greece

85. G.-Bissau

86. Guyana

87. Haiti

88. Honduras

89. Hong Kong

90. Iceland

91. India

92. Iran

93. Iraq

94. Israel

95. Italy

96. Ivory Coast

97. Jamaica

98. Japan

99. Jordan

100. Kenya

101. Kiribati

102. Kuwait

103. Laos

104. Lebanon

105. Lesotho

106. Liberia

107. Libya

108. Luxembourg

109. Macao

110. Macedonia

111. Madagascar

112. Malawi

113. Maldives

114. Mauritania

115. Mexico

116. Micronesia

117. Monaco

118. Mongolia

119. Montenegro

120. Morocco

121. Mozambique

122. Netherlands

123. N. Caledonia

124. Nicaragua

125. Nigeria

126. Norway

127. Oman

128. Palau

129. Palestine

130. Panama

131. Papua N.G.

132. Paraguay

133. Peru

134. Philippines

135. Portugal

136. Puerto Rico

137. Qatar

138. R. of Congo

139. Romania

140. San Marino

141. S.T.&Principe

142. Saudi Arabia

143. Senegal

144. Seychelles

145. Sierra Leone

146. Singapore

147. Slovakia

148. Slovenia

149. Solomon Isl.

150. Somalia

151. South Korea

152. Spain

153. Sudan

154. Suriname

155. Swaziland

156. Syria

157. Thailand

158. Togo

159. Tonga

160. Tunisia

161. Turkey

162. Turkmenistan

163. Tuvalu

164. Uganda

165. Ukraine

166. UA Emirates

167. Uruguay

168. USA

169. Vanuatu

170. Venezuela

171. Vietnam

172. Yemen

173. Zimbabwe

174. Ant.& Barb.

175. Australia

176. Bahamas

177. Barbados

178. Belize

179. Bermuda

180. Burma

181. Dominica

182. Gibraltar

183. Grenada

184. Ireland

185. Malta

186. Mauritius

187. Nepal

188. New Zealand

189. Pakistan

190. Saint Lucia

191. St. Vincent & ...

192. Samoa

193. Sri Lanka

194. Tr.&Tobago

195. UK

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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