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DEFINITION: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary 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 NamibiaNamibia 7 2012
=1 North KoreaNorth Korea 7 2012
=1 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7 2012
=1 PolandPoland 7 2012
=1 KazakhstanKazakhstan 7 2012
=1 ZambiaZambia 7 2012
=1 BurundiBurundi 7 2012
=1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 7 2012
=1 CroatiaCroatia 7 2012
=1 BrazilBrazil 7 2012
=1 NigerNiger 7 2012
=1 LatviaLatvia 7 2012
=1 South AfricaSouth Africa 7 2012
=1 RomaniaRomania 7 2012
=1 BulgariaBulgaria 7 2012
=1 RussiaRussia 7 2012
=1 MaliMali 7 2012
=1 SwedenSweden 7 2012
=1 ChinaChina 7 2012
=1 EritreaEritrea 7 2012
=1 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 7 2012
=1 GuatemalaGuatemala 7 2012
=1 The GambiaThe Gambia 7 2012
=1 LithuaniaLithuania 7 2012
=1 SerbiaSerbia 7 2012
=1 HungaryHungary 7 2012
=1 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 7 2012
=1 SenegalSenegal 7 2012
=1 UzbekistanUzbekistan 7 2012
=1 EstoniaEstonia 7 2012
=1 MoldovaMoldova 7 2012
=1 DenmarkDenmark 7 2012
=1 RwandaRwanda 7 2012
=1 El SalvadorEl Salvador 7 2012
=1 GuineaGuinea 7 2012
=1 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 7 2012
=1 FinlandFinland 7 2012
=1 IndonesiaIndonesia 7 2012
=1 AfghanistanAfghanistan 7 2012
=1 TajikistanTajikistan 7 2012
=1 TanzaniaTanzania 7 2012
=1 EthiopiaEthiopia 7 2012
=1 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 7 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 6.67 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 6.44 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.42 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 6.39 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 6.34 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.3 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 6.29 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 6.28 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 6.27 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.27 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 6.24 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 6.23 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 6.17 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 6.16 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 6.15 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 6.15 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 6.15 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 6.14 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 6.08 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 6.07 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 6.06 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 6.06 2012
=44 PanamaPanama 6 2012
=44 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 6 2012
=44 AlgeriaAlgeria 6 2012
=44 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6 2012
=44 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6 2012
=44 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 6 2012
=44 AndorraAndorra 6 2012
=44 PalauPalau 6 2012
=44 NigeriaNigeria 6 2012
=44 EcuadorEcuador 6 2012
=44 TuvaluTuvalu 6 2012
=44 ThailandThailand 6 2012
=44 Hong KongHong Kong 6 2012
=44 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6 2012
=44 GeorgiaGeorgia 6 2012
=44 PhilippinesPhilippines 6 2012
=44 MoroccoMorocco 6 2012
=44 LebanonLebanon 6 2012
=44 ColombiaColombia 6 2012
=44 FijiFiji 6 2012
=44 QatarQatar 6 2012
=44 ItalyItaly 6 2012
=44 SudanSudan 6 2012
=44 IranIran 6 2012
=44 BelarusBelarus 6 2012
=44 BruneiBrunei 6 2012
=44 JapanJapan 6 2012
=44 UgandaUganda 6 2012
=44 MozambiqueMozambique 6 2012
=44 AustriaAustria 6 2012
=44 ChadChad 6 2012
=44 VietnamVietnam 6 2012
=44 United StatesUnited States 6 2012
=44 TongaTonga 6 2012
=44 UkraineUkraine 6 2012
=44 ArmeniaArmenia 6 2012
=44 TogoTogo 6 2012
=44 CubaCuba 6 2012
=44 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6 2012
=44 BeninBenin 6 2012
=44 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6 2012
=44 LaosLaos 6 2012
=44 PeruPeru 6 2012
=44 SomaliaSomalia 6 2012
=44 MongoliaMongolia 6 2012
=44 CyprusCyprus 6 2012
=44 San MarinoSan Marino 6 2012
=44 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6 2012
=44 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 6 2012
=44 KenyaKenya 6 2012
=44 LesothoLesotho 6 2012
=44 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6 2012
=44 IndiaIndia 6 2012
=44 GuamGuam 6 2012
=44 United Arab EmiratesUAE 6 2012
=44 MacauMacau 6 2012
=44 AlbaniaAlbania 6 2012
=44 JamaicaJamaica 6 2012
=44 YemenYemen 6 2012
=44 GabonGabon 6 2012
=44 OmanOman 6 2012
=44 SpainSpain 6 2012
=44 SloveniaSlovenia 6 2012
=44 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6 2012
=44 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 6 2012
=44 GhanaGhana 6 2012
=44 BoliviaBolivia 6 2012
=44 ArgentinaArgentina 6 2012
=44 ArubaAruba 6 2012
=44 CambodiaCambodia 6 2012
=44 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 6 2012
=44 BotswanaBotswana 6 2012
=44 ParaguayParaguay 6 2012
=44 GreeceGreece 6 2012
=44 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 6 2012
=44 MexicoMexico 6 2012
=44 SyriaSyria 6 2012
=44 MauritaniaMauritania 6 2012
=44 JordanJordan 6 2012
=44 ZimbabweZimbabwe 6 2012
=44 VenezuelaVenezuela 6 2012
=44 IsraelIsrael 6 2012
=44 SurinameSuriname 6 2012
=44 MaldivesMaldives 6 2012
=44 ComorosComoros 6 2012
=44 SingaporeSingapore 6 2012
=44 TunisiaTunisia 6 2012
=44 HondurasHonduras 6 2012
=44 GuyanaGuyana 6 2012
=44 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 6 2012
=44 GermanyGermany 6 2012
=44 IcelandIceland 6 2012
=44 KuwaitKuwait 6 2012
=44 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 6 2012
=44 BhutanBhutan 6 2012
=44 NicaraguaNicaragua 6 2012
=44 DjiboutiDjibouti 6 2012
=44 EgyptEgypt 6 2012
=44 UruguayUruguay 6 2012
=44 SeychellesSeychelles 6 2012
=44 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6 2012
=44 HaitiHaiti 6 2012
=44 KiribatiKiribati 6 2012
=44 BelgiumBelgium 6 2012
=44 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 6 2012
=44 ChileChile 6 2012
=44 CanadaCanada 6 2012
=44 East TimorEast Timor 6 2012
=44 SwazilandSwaziland 6 2012
=44 CameroonCameroon 6 2012
=44 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 6 2012
=44 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 6 2012
=44 LiberiaLiberia 6 2012
=44 NetherlandsNetherlands 6 2012
=44 MonacoMonaco 6 2012
=44 MadagascarMadagascar 6 2012
=44 South KoreaSouth Korea 6 2012
=44 TurkeyTurkey 6 2012
=44 FranceFrance 6 2012
=44 SlovakiaSlovakia 6 2012
=44 VanuatuVanuatu 6 2012
=44 NorwayNorway 6 2012
=44 MalawiMalawi 6 2012
=44 MontenegroMontenegro 6 2012
=44 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 6 2012
=44 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 6 2012
=44 BahrainBahrain 6 2012
=44 LibyaLibya 6 2012
=44 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 6 2012
=44 BangladeshBangladesh 6 2012
=44 PortugalPortugal 6 2012
=44 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 6 2012
=44 MalaysiaMalaysia 6 2012
=44 AngolaAngola 6 2011
=44 IraqIraq 6 2010
=44 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 6 1998
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 6 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 6 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 6 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 6 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 5.98 2012
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 5.88 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.86 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 5.8 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.79 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 5.75 2012
=180 DominicaDominica 5 2012
=180 MauritiusMauritius 5 2012
=180 BarbadosBarbados 5 2012
=180 IrelandIreland 5 2012
=180 AustraliaAustralia 5 2012
=180 BelizeBelize 5 2012
=180 NepalNepal 5 2012
=180 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5 2012
=180 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 5 2012
=180 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5 2012
=180 PakistanPakistan 5 2012
=180 SamoaSamoa 5 2012
=180 New ZealandNew Zealand 5 2012
=180 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 5 2012
=180 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 5 2012
=180 BermudaBermuda 5 2012
=180 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 5 2012
=180 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 5 2012
=180 GrenadaGrenada 5 2012
=180 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5 2012
=180 MaltaMalta 5 2012
=180 BurmaBurma 5 2012
=180 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5 2012

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Interesting observations about Education > Primary school starting age > Years

  • Sri Lanka has ranked last for primary school starting age > years since 1978.
  • Guatemala ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Brazil ranked second for primary school starting age > years amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Croatia ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst Europe in 2012.
  • Niger ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • China ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • Namibia ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Finland ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst Cold countries in 2012.
  • Eritrea ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • Liechtenstein ranked first for primary school starting age > years amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
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