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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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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
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HISTORY
1 MongoliaMongolia 8 2009
=2 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 7 2009
=2 EthiopiaEthiopia 7 2009
=2 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 7 2009
=2 TanzaniaTanzania 7 2009
=2 TajikistanTajikistan 7 2009
=2 AfghanistanAfghanistan 7 2009
=2 IndonesiaIndonesia 7 2009
=2 FinlandFinland 7 2009
=2 GuineaGuinea 7 2009
=2 El SalvadorEl Salvador 7 2009
=2 RwandaRwanda 7 2009
=2 DenmarkDenmark 7 2009
=2 MoldovaMoldova 7 2009
=2 EstoniaEstonia 7 2009
=2 UzbekistanUzbekistan 7 2009
=2 SenegalSenegal 7 2009
=2 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 7 2009
=2 HungaryHungary 7 2009
=2 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 7 2009
=2 LithuaniaLithuania 7 2009
=2 The GambiaThe Gambia 7 2009
=2 GuatemalaGuatemala 7 2009
=2 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 7 2009
=2 EritreaEritrea 7 2009
=2 ChinaChina 7 2009
=2 ArmeniaArmenia 7 2009
=2 SwedenSweden 7 2009
=2 RussiaRussia 7 2009
=2 BulgariaBulgaria 7 2009
=2 RomaniaRomania 7 2009
=2 South AfricaSouth Africa 7 2009
=2 LatviaLatvia 7 2009
=2 NigerNiger 7 2009
=2 BrazilBrazil 7 2009
=2 CroatiaCroatia 7 2009
=2 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7 2009
=2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 7 2009
=2 BurundiBurundi 7 2009
=2 ZambiaZambia 7 2009
=2 KazakhstanKazakhstan 7 2009
=2 PolandPoland 7 2009
=2 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7 2009
=2 HondurasHonduras 7 2009
=2 NamibiaNamibia 7 2009
=2 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 7 2008
=2 MaliMali 7 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 6.73 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.47 2009
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 6.45 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 6.44 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 6.37 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 6.34 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 6.3 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.3 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 6.28 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.25 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 6.25 2009
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 6.23 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 6.21 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 6.2 2008
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 6.19 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 6.14 2009
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 6.14 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 6.13 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 6.08 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 6.03 2009
=48 CanadaCanada 6 2009
=48 East TimorEast Timor 6 2009
=48 SwazilandSwaziland 6 2009
=48 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 6 2009
=48 LiberiaLiberia 6 2009
=48 NetherlandsNetherlands 6 2009
=48 MonacoMonaco 6 2009
=48 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 6 2009
=48 TurkeyTurkey 6 2009
=48 FranceFrance 6 2009
=48 SlovakiaSlovakia 6 2009
=48 VanuatuVanuatu 6 2009
=48 NorwayNorway 6 2009
=48 MalawiMalawi 6 2009
=48 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 6 2009
=48 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 6 2009
=48 LibyaLibya 6 2009
=48 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 6 2009
=48 BangladeshBangladesh 6 2009
=48 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 6 2009
=48 PortugalPortugal 6 2009
=48 MalaysiaMalaysia 6 2009
=48 PanamaPanama 6 2009
=48 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6 2009
=48 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6 2009
=48 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 6 2009
=48 PalauPalau 6 2009
=48 NigeriaNigeria 6 2009
=48 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 6 2009
=48 ThailandThailand 6 2009
=48 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6 2009
=48 GeorgiaGeorgia 6 2009
=48 PhilippinesPhilippines 6 2009
=48 MoroccoMorocco 6 2009
=48 ColombiaColombia 6 2009
=48 FijiFiji 6 2009
=48 QatarQatar 6 2009
=48 ItalyItaly 6 2009
=48 SudanSudan 6 2009
=48 MaldivesMaldives 6 2009
=48 SurinameSuriname 6 2009
=48 IsraelIsrael 6 2009
=48 VenezuelaVenezuela 6 2009
=48 ZimbabweZimbabwe 6 2009
=48 JordanJordan 6 2009
=48 MauritaniaMauritania 6 2009
=48 SyriaSyria 6 2009
=48 MexicoMexico 6 2009
=48 GreeceGreece 6 2009
=48 ParaguayParaguay 6 2009
=48 BotswanaBotswana 6 2009
=48 CambodiaCambodia 6 2009
=48 ArubaAruba 6 2009
=48 ArgentinaArgentina 6 2009
=48 BoliviaBolivia 6 2009
=48 GhanaGhana 6 2009
=48 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 6 2009
=48 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6 2009
=48 SloveniaSlovenia 6 2009
=48 SpainSpain 6 2009
=48 OmanOman 6 2009
=48 GabonGabon 6 2009
=48 JamaicaJamaica 6 2009
=48 AlbaniaAlbania 6 2009
=48 United Arab EmiratesUAE 6 2009
=48 IndiaIndia 6 2009
=48 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6 2009
=48 LesothoLesotho 6 2009
=48 KenyaKenya 6 2009
=48 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 6 2009
=48 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6 2009
=48 San MarinoSan Marino 6 2009
=48 CyprusCyprus 6 2009
=48 SomaliaSomalia 6 2009
=48 PeruPeru 6 2009
=48 LaosLaos 6 2009
=48 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6 2009
=48 BeninBenin 6 2009
=48 CubaCuba 6 2009
=48 TogoTogo 6 2009
=48 UkraineUkraine 6 2009
=48 United StatesUnited States 6 2009
=48 VietnamVietnam 6 2009
=48 AngolaAngola 6 2009
=48 ChadChad 6 2009
=48 AustriaAustria 6 2009
=48 MozambiqueMozambique 6 2009
=48 UgandaUganda 6 2009
=48 JapanJapan 6 2009
=48 BelarusBelarus 6 2009
=48 AlgeriaAlgeria 6 2009
=48 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 6 2009
=48 ChileChile 6 2009
=48 BelgiumBelgium 6 2009
=48 KiribatiKiribati 6 2009
=48 HaitiHaiti 6 2009
=48 IraqIraq 6 2009
=48 SeychellesSeychelles 6 2009
=48 UruguayUruguay 6 2009
=48 DjiboutiDjibouti 6 2009
=48 NicaraguaNicaragua 6 2009
=48 BhutanBhutan 6 2009
=48 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 6 2009
=48 KuwaitKuwait 6 2009
=48 IcelandIceland 6 2009
=48 GermanyGermany 6 2009
=48 GuyanaGuyana 6 2009
=48 TunisiaTunisia 6 2009
=48 ComorosComoros 6 2009
=48 CameroonCameroon 6 2008
=48 MadagascarMadagascar 6 2008
=48 BahrainBahrain 6 2008
=48 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 6 2008
=48 EcuadorEcuador 6 2008
=48 TuvaluTuvalu 6 2008
=48 LebanonLebanon 6 2008
=48 GuamGuam 6 2008
=48 BruneiBrunei 6 2008
=48 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 6 2008
=48 SingaporeSingapore 6 2008
=48 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 6 1997
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 6 2009
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 6 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 6 2009
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 6 2008
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 5.99 2008
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 5.96 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.86 2009
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 5.81 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 5.78 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 5.77 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.74 2009
=169 NepalNepal 5 2009
=169 BermudaBermuda 5 2009
=169 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 5 2009
=169 TongaTonga 5 2009
=169 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 5 2009
=169 GrenadaGrenada 5 2009
=169 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5 2009
=169 MaltaMalta 5 2009
=169 BurmaBurma 5 2009
=169 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5 2009
=169 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 5 2009
=169 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 5 2009
=169 New ZealandNew Zealand 5 2009
=169 SamoaSamoa 5 2009
=169 PakistanPakistan 5 2009
=169 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5 2009
=169 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 5 2009
=169 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5 2009
=169 DominicaDominica 5 2009
=169 MauritiusMauritius 5 2009
=169 BarbadosBarbados 5 2009
=169 AustraliaAustralia 5 2009
=169 BelizeBelize 5 2009
=169 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 5 2008
=169 GibraltarGibraltar 5 2008
194 IrelandIreland 4 2009

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Interesting observations about Education > Elementary school starting age > Years

  • Russia ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst Europe in 2009.
  • El Salvador ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst Christian countries in 2009.
  • Brazil ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst Catholic countries in 2009.
  • Ireland has ranked last for elementary school starting age > years since 1998.
  • Mongolia ranked first for elementary school starting age > years globally in 2009.
  • Niger ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
  • Sweden ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
  • Namibia ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst Former British colonies in 2009.
  • Latvia ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst European Union in 2009.
  • Eritrea ranked first for elementary school starting age > years amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2009.
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