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Countries ranked by Primary school starting age (years) (2024)

SE.PRM.AGES📂 Education 🌍 115 countries
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🌍 Global Average:6.00(2024)
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Top 30 Countries — Primary school starting age (years)

Full Rankings — 2024

115 countries
RankCountryValueYear
🥇🇹🇿Tanzania7.002024Chart →
🥈🇫🇮Finland7.002024Chart →
🥉🇬🇲Gambia, The7.002024Chart →
#4🇿🇦South Africa7.002024Chart →
#5🇲🇩Moldova7.002024Chart →
#6🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic7.002024Chart →
#7🇬🇹Guatemala7.002024Chart →
#8🇿🇲Zambia7.002024Chart →
#9🇮🇩Indonesia7.002024Chart →
#10🇭🇷Croatia7.002024Chart →
#11🇺🇿Uzbekistan7.002024Chart →
#12🇵🇬Papua New Guinea7.002024Chart →
#13🇳🇪Niger7.002024Chart →
#14🇦🇫Afghanistan7.002024Chart →
#15🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7.002024Chart →
#16🇹🇯Tajikistan7.002024Chart →
#17🇦🇿Azerbaijan6.002024Chart →
#18🇧🇭Bahrain6.002024Chart →
#19🇧🇾Belarus6.002024Chart →
#20🇧🇹Bhutan6.002024Chart →
#21🇧🇴Bolivia6.002024Chart →
#22🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina6.002024Chart →
#23🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam6.002024Chart →
#24🇧🇫Burkina Faso6.002024Chart →
#25🇰🇭Cambodia6.002024Chart →
#26🇨🇲Cameroon6.002024Chart →
#27🇹🇩Chad6.002024Chart →
#28🇨🇳China6.002024Chart →
#29🇨🇺Cuba6.002024Chart →
#30🇨🇼Curacao6.002024Chart →
#31🇪🇨Ecuador6.002024Chart →
#32🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.6.002024Chart →
#33🇫🇯Fiji6.002024Chart →
#34🇬🇪Georgia6.002024Chart →
#35🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China6.002024Chart →
#36🇮🇳India6.002024Chart →
#37🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.6.002024Chart →
#38🇯🇵Japan6.002024Chart →
#39🇯🇴Jordan6.002024Chart →
#40🇰🇿Kazakhstan6.002024Chart →
#41🇰🇮Kiribati6.002024Chart →
#42🇰🇷Korea, Rep.6.002024Chart →
#43🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic6.002024Chart →
#44🇧🇩Bangladesh6.002024Chart →
#45🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire6.002024Chart →
#46🇮🇹Italy6.002024Chart →
#47🇳🇱Netherlands6.002024Chart →
#48🇸🇲San Marino6.002024Chart →
#49🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe6.002024Chart →
#50🇹🇭Thailand6.002024Chart →
#51🇹🇲Turkmenistan6.002024Chart →
#52🇹🇱Timor-Leste6.002024Chart →
#53🇦🇱Albania6.002024Chart →
#54🇩🇿Algeria6.002024Chart →
#55🇦🇩Andorra6.002024Chart →
#56🇦🇴Angola6.002024Chart →
#57🇦🇷Argentina6.002024Chart →
#58🇦🇲Armenia6.002024Chart →
#59🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.002024Chart →
#60🇸🇧Solomon Islands6.002024Chart →
#61🇸🇸South Sudan6.002024Chart →
#62🇪🇸Spain6.002024Chart →
#63🇸🇷Suriname6.002024Chart →
#64🇨🇭Switzerland6.002024Chart →
#65🇹🇬Togo6.002024Chart →
#66🇹🇴Tonga6.002024Chart →
#67🇹🇻Tuvalu6.002024Chart →
#68🇺🇦Ukraine6.002024Chart →
#69🇦🇪United Arab Emirates6.002024Chart →
#70🇺🇸United States6.002024Chart →
#71🇺🇾Uruguay6.002024Chart →
#72🇻🇺Vanuatu6.002024Chart →
#73🇻🇪Venezuela, RB6.002024Chart →
#74🇻🇳Viet Nam6.002024Chart →
#75🇱🇦Lao PDR6.002024Chart →
#76🇱🇧Lebanon6.002024Chart →
#77🇱🇺Luxembourg6.002024Chart →
#78🇲🇴Macao SAR, China6.002024Chart →
#79🇲🇾Malaysia6.002024Chart →
#80🇲🇻Maldives6.002024Chart →
#81🇲🇭Marshall Islands6.002024Chart →
#82🇲🇷Mauritania6.002024Chart →
#83🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6.002024Chart →
#84🇲🇨Monaco6.002024Chart →
#85🇲🇳Mongolia6.002024Chart →
#86🇲🇦Morocco6.002024Chart →
#87🇳🇷Nauru6.002024Chart →
#88🇴🇲Oman6.002024Chart →
#89🇵🇼Palau6.002024Chart →
#90🇵🇦Panama6.002024Chart →
#91🇵🇾Paraguay6.002024Chart →
#92🇵🇭Philippines6.002024Chart →
#93🇶🇦Qatar6.002024Chart →
#94🇷🇼Rwanda6.002024Chart →
#95🇸🇦Saudi Arabia6.002024Chart →
#96🇸🇳Senegal6.002024Chart →
#97🇸🇨Seychelles6.002024Chart →
#98🇸🇱Sierra Leone6.002024Chart →
#99🇸🇬Singapore6.002024Chart →
#100🇬🇩Grenada5.002024Chart →
#101🇳🇵Nepal5.002024Chart →
#102🇩🇲Dominica5.002024Chart →
#103🇲🇲Myanmar5.002024Chart →
#104🇵🇰Pakistan5.002024Chart →
#105🇱🇰Sri Lanka5.002024Chart →
#106🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis5.002024Chart →
#107🇻🇬British Virgin Islands5.002024Chart →
#108🇧🇸Bahamas, The5.002024Chart →
#109🇲🇺Mauritius5.002024Chart →
#110🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago5.002024Chart →
#111🇬🇮Gibraltar5.002024Chart →
#112🇦🇺Australia5.002024Chart →
#113🇧🇿Belize5.002024Chart →
#114🇼🇸Samoa5.002024Chart →
#115🇧🇧Barbados5.002024Chart →