Primary school starting age (years)

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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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1🇦🇫Afghanistan7.002024 2🇧🇮Burundi7.002023 3🇧🇬Bulgaria7.002023 4🇪🇪Estonia7.002023 5🇪🇹Ethiopia7.002023 6🇫🇮Finland7.002024 7🇬🇳Guinea7.002023 8🇬🇲Gambia, The7.002024 9🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea7.002023 10🇬🇹Guatemala7.002024 11🇭🇷Croatia7.002024 12🇭🇺Hungary7.002023 13🇮🇩Indonesia7.002024 14🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic7.002024 15🇱🇮Liechtenstein7.002023 16🇱🇹Lithuania7.002023 17🇱🇻Latvia7.002023 18🇲🇩Moldova7.002024 19🇲🇱Mali7.002023 20🇳🇦Namibia7.002023 21🇳🇪Niger7.002024 22🇵🇬Papua New Guinea7.002024 23🇵🇱Poland7.002023 24🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7.002024 25🇷🇺Russian Federation7.002023 26🇸🇻El Salvador7.002023 27🇷🇸Serbia7.002023 28🇸🇪Sweden7.002023 29🇹🇯Tajikistan7.002024 30🇹🇿Tanzania7.002024 31🇺🇿Uzbekistan7.002024 32🇿🇦South Africa7.002024 33🇿🇲Zambia7.002024 34🇦🇼Aruba6.002023 35🇦🇴Angola6.002024 36🇦🇱Albania6.002024 37🇦🇩Andorra6.002024 38🇦🇪United Arab Emirates6.002024 39🇦🇷Argentina6.002024 40🇦🇲Armenia6.002024 41🇦🇸American Samoa6.002023 42🇦🇹Austria6.002023 43🇦🇿Azerbaijan6.002024 44🇧🇪Belgium6.002023 45🇧🇯Benin6.002023 46🇧🇫Burkina Faso6.002024 47🇧🇩Bangladesh6.002024 48🇧🇭Bahrain6.002024 49🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina6.002024 50🇧🇾Belarus6.002024 51🇧🇴Bolivia6.002024 52🇧🇷Brazil6.002023 53🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam6.002024 54🇧🇹Bhutan6.002024 55🇧🇼Botswana6.002023 56🇨🇫Central African Republic6.002023 57🇨🇦Canada6.002023 58🇨🇭Switzerland6.002024 59🇨🇱Chile6.002023 60🇨🇳China6.002024 61🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire6.002024 62🇨🇲Cameroon6.002024 63🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.6.002023 64🇨🇬Congo, Rep.6.002023 65🇨🇴Colombia6.002023 66🇰🇲Comoros6.002023 67🇨🇻Cabo Verde6.002023 68🇨🇷Costa Rica6.002023 69🇨🇺Cuba6.002024 70🇨🇼Curacao6.002024 71🇨🇾Cyprus6.002023 72🇨🇿Czechia6.002023 73🇩🇪Germany6.002023 74🇩🇯Djibouti6.002023 75🇩🇰Denmark6.002023 76🇩🇴Dominican Republic6.002023 77🇩🇿Algeria6.002024 78🇪🇨Ecuador6.002024 79🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.6.002024 80🇪🇷Eritrea6.002023 81🇪🇸Spain6.002024 82🇫🇯Fiji6.002024 83🇫🇷France6.002023 84🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6.002024 85🇬🇦Gabon6.002023 86🇬🇪Georgia6.002024 87🇬🇭Ghana6.002023 88🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau6.002023 89🇬🇷Greece6.002023 90🇬🇺Guam6.002023 91🇬🇾Guyana6.002023 92🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China6.002024 93🇭🇳Honduras6.002023 94🇭🇹Haiti6.002023 95🇮🇳India6.002024 96🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.6.002024 97🇮🇶Iraq6.002023 98🇮🇸Iceland6.002023 99🇮🇱Israel6.002023 100🇮🇹Italy6.002024 101🇯🇲Jamaica6.002023 102🇯🇴Jordan6.002024 103🇯🇵Japan6.002024 104🇰🇿Kazakhstan6.002024 105🇰🇪Kenya6.002023 106🇰🇭Cambodia6.002024 107🇰🇮Kiribati6.002024 108🇰🇷Korea, Rep.6.002024 109🇰🇼Kuwait6.002023 110🇱🇦Lao PDR6.002024 111🇱🇧Lebanon6.002024 112🇱🇷Liberia6.002023 113🇱🇾Libya6.002023 114🇱🇸Lesotho6.002023 115🇱🇺Luxembourg6.002024 116🇲🇴Macao SAR, China6.002024 117🇲🇦Morocco6.002024 118🇲🇨Monaco6.002024 119🇲🇬Madagascar6.002023 120🇲🇻Maldives6.002024 121🇲🇽Mexico6.002023 122🇲🇭Marshall Islands6.002024 123🇲🇰North Macedonia6.002023 124🇲🇪Montenegro6.002023 125🇲🇳Mongolia6.002024 126🇲🇿Mozambique6.002023 127🇲🇷Mauritania6.002024 128🇲🇼Malawi6.002023 129🇲🇾Malaysia6.002024 130🇳🇨New Caledonia6.002023 131🇳🇬Nigeria6.002023 132🇳🇮Nicaragua6.002023 133🇳🇱Netherlands6.002024 134🇳🇴Norway6.002023 135🇳🇷Nauru6.002024 136🇴🇲Oman6.002024 137🇵🇦Panama6.002024 138🇵🇪Peru6.002023 139🇵🇭Philippines6.002024 140🇵🇼Palau6.002024 141🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)6.002023 142🇵🇹Portugal6.002023 143🇵🇾Paraguay6.002024 144🌐West Bank and Gaza6.002023 145🇵🇫French Polynesia6.002023 146🇶🇦Qatar6.002024 147🇷🇴Romania6.002023 148🇷🇼Rwanda6.002024 149🇸🇦Saudi Arabia6.002024 150🇸🇩Sudan6.002023 151🇸🇳Senegal6.002024 152🇸🇬Singapore6.002024 153🇸🇧Solomon Islands6.002024 154🇸🇱Sierra Leone6.002024 155🇸🇲San Marino6.002024 156🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.6.002023 157🇸🇸South Sudan6.002024 158🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe6.002024 159🇸🇷Suriname6.002024 160🇸🇰Slovak Republic6.002023 161🇸🇮Slovenia6.002023 162🇸🇿Eswatini6.002023 163🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.002024 164🇸🇨Seychelles6.002024 165🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic6.002024 166🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands6.002023 167🇹🇩Chad6.002024 168🇹🇬Togo6.002024 169🇹🇭Thailand6.002024 170🇹🇲Turkmenistan6.002024 171🇹🇱Timor-Leste6.002024 172🇹🇴Tonga6.002024 173🇹🇳Tunisia6.002023 174🇹🇷Turkiye6.002023 175🇹🇻Tuvalu6.002024 176🇺🇬Uganda6.002023 177🇺🇦Ukraine6.002024 178🇺🇾Uruguay6.002024 179🇺🇸United States6.002024 180🇻🇪Venezuela, RB6.002024 181🇻🇮Virgin Islands (U.S.)6.002023 182🇻🇳Viet Nam6.002024 183🇻🇺Vanuatu6.002024 184🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.6.002023 185🇿🇼Zimbabwe6.002023 186🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda5.002023 187🇦🇺Australia5.002024 188🇧🇸Bahamas, The5.002024 189🇧🇿Belize5.002024 190🇧🇲Bermuda5.002023 191🇧🇧Barbados5.002024 192🇰🇾Cayman Islands5.002023 193🇩🇲Dominica5.002024 194🇬🇧United Kingdom5.002023 195🇬🇮Gibraltar5.002024 196🇬🇩Grenada5.002024 197🇮🇪Ireland5.002023 198🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis5.002024 199🇱🇨St. Lucia5.002023 200🇱🇰Sri Lanka5.002024 201🇲🇹Malta5.002023 202🇲🇲Myanmar5.002024 203🇲🇺Mauritius5.002024 204🇳🇵Nepal5.002024 205🇳🇿New Zealand5.002023 206🇵🇰Pakistan5.002024 207🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago5.002024 208🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.002023 209🇻🇬British Virgin Islands5.002024 210🇼🇸Samoa5.002024