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Primary school starting age (years)

· higher is better · 210 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Moldova7
  2. 1Finland7
  3. 1Uzbekistan7
  4. 1Ethiopia7
  5. 1Liechtenstein7
  6. 1Lithuania7
  7. 1Estonia7
  8. 1Latvia7
  9. 1Kyrgyz Republic7
  10. 1Tanzania7
  11. 1Mali7
  12. 1Croatia7
  13. 1Guinea7
  14. 1Gambia, The7
  15. 1Namibia7
  16. 1Niger7
  17. 1Equatorial Guinea7
  18. 1Tajikistan7
  19. 1Afghanistan7
  20. 1Papua New Guinea7
  21. 1Poland7
  22. 1Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7
  23. 1South Africa7
  24. 1Guatemala7
  25. 1Bulgaria7
  26. 1Russian Federation7
  27. 1Zambia7
  28. 1Indonesia7
  29. 1Hungary7
  30. 1Sweden7
  31. 1El Salvador7
  32. 1Serbia7
  33. 2United States6
  34. 2Cabo Verde6
  35. 2Netherlands6
  36. 2Bosnia and Herzegovina6
  37. 2Denmark6
  38. 2Bhutan6
  39. 2Viet Nam6
  40. 2Seychelles6
  41. 2North Macedonia6
  42. 2Rwanda6
  43. 2Suriname6
  44. 2Saudi Arabia6
  45. 2Sudan6
  46. 2Andorra6
  47. 2Brunei Darussalam6
  48. 2Dominican Republic6
  49. 2Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6
  50. 2Marshall Islands6
  51. 2Algeria6
  52. 2Senegal6
  53. 2Mexico6
  54. 2Uganda6
  55. 2Guyana6
  56. 2Maldives6
  57. 2American Samoa6
  58. 2Cambodia6
  59. 2Eswatini6
  60. 2Ghana6
  61. 2Albania6
  62. 2Singapore6
  63. 2Ecuador6
  64. 2Solomon Islands6
  65. 2Brazil6
  66. 2Madagascar6
  67. 2Bahrain6
  68. 2Ukraine6
  69. 2Sierra Leone6
  70. 2Honduras6
  71. 2Bolivia6
  72. 2Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  73. 2Monaco6
  74. 2Fiji6
  75. 2Gabon6
  76. 2Kiribati6
  77. 2Hong Kong SAR, China6
  78. 2Haiti6
  79. 2Eritrea6
  80. 2Morocco6
  81. 2Virgin Islands (U.S.)6
  82. 2San Marino6
  83. 2Uruguay6
  84. 2Macao SAR, China6
  85. 2Armenia6
  86. 2Spain6
  87. 2Slovenia6
  88. 2Georgia6
  89. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.6
  90. 2Venezuela, RB6
  91. 2Luxembourg6
  92. 2Norway6
  93. 2Argentina6
  94. 2Korea, Rep.6
  95. 2Lesotho6
  96. 2Zimbabwe6
  97. 2Lebanon6
  98. 2Colombia6
  99. 2Naoero6
  100. 2Belgium6
  101. 2Israel6
  102. 2Turkmenistan6
  103. 2Comoros6
  104. 2Greece6
  105. 2Iceland6
  106. 2Liberia6
  107. 2Italy6
  108. 2Oman6
  109. 2Congo, Rep.6
  110. 2Timor-Leste6
  111. 2Panama6
  112. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  113. 2Burundi6
  114. 2Yemen, Rep.6
  115. 2Costa Rica6
  116. 2Nicaragua6
  117. 2Thailand6
  118. 2Nigeria6
  119. 2Cuba6
  120. 2Peru6
  121. 2Cameroon6
  122. 2Jamaica6
  123. 2Guinea-Bissau6
  124. 2Philippines6
  125. 2Benin6
  126. 2Libya6
  127. 2Palau6
  128. 2Cote d'Ivoire6
  129. 2Sao Tome and Principe6
  130. 2Togo6
  131. 2Tonga6
  132. 2Iraq6
  133. 2Azerbaijan6
  134. 2Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6
  135. 2Belarus6
  136. 2China6
  137. 2Curacao6
  138. 2New Caledonia6
  139. 2France6
  140. 2Jordan6
  141. 2Iran, Islamic Rep.6
  142. 2Kuwait6
  143. 2Burkina Faso6
  144. 2Malaysia6
  145. 2Puerto Rico (US)6
  146. 2Chad6
  147. 2Angola6
  148. 2Chile6
  149. 2Malawi6
  150. 2United Arab Emirates6
  151. 2Switzerland6
  152. 2Japan6
  153. 2Cyprus6
  154. 2Portugal6
  155. 2Turks and Caicos Islands6
  156. 2Vanuatu6
  157. 2Tunisia6
  158. 2Paraguay6
  159. 2Canada6
  160. 2Austria6
  161. 2Czechia6
  162. 2Mauritania6
  163. 2West Bank and Gaza6
  164. 2Mozambique6
  165. 2Germany6
  166. 2Turkiye6
  167. 2Bangladesh6
  168. 2Aruba6
  169. 2Kazakhstan6
  170. 2Lao PDR6
  171. 2French Polynesia6
  172. 2Central African Republic6
  173. 2Mongolia6
  174. 2Syrian Arab Republic6
  175. 2Slovak Republic6
  176. 2Djibouti6
  177. 2Qatar6
  178. 2Botswana6
  179. 2Montenegro6
  180. 2Romania6
  181. 2Kenya6
  182. 2South Sudan6
  183. 2Tuvalu6
  184. 2Guam6
  185. 2India6
  186. 3Pakistan5
  187. 3Samoa5
  188. 3Australia5
  189. 3Myanmar5
  190. 3Dominica5
  191. 3Malta5
  192. 3Bermuda5
  193. 3Antigua and Barbuda5
  194. 3Grenada5
  195. 3Trinidad and Tobago5
  196. 3Cayman Islands5
  197. 3Gibraltar5
  198. 3Bahamas, The5
  199. 3St. Kitts and Nevis5
  200. 3Belize5
  201. 3Barbados5
  202. 3Mauritius5
  203. 3United Kingdom5
  204. 3Sri Lanka5
  205. 3New Zealand5
  206. 3Nepal5
  207. 3Ireland5
  208. 3British Virgin Islands5
  209. 3St. Lucia5
  210. 3St. Vincent and the Grenadines5

Primary school starting age (years)