Primary School Starting Age
This key economic indicator for the Elementary School sector has been recently updated.
Top Countries in Primary School Starting Age
| # | 205 Countries | Years | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Afghanistan
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Bulgaria
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Burundi
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Croatia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
El Salvador
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Equatorial Guinea
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Estonia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Ethiopia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Finland
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Gambia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Guatemala
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Guinea
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Hungary
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Indonesia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Kyrgyzstan
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Latvia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Liechtenstein
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Lithuania
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Mali
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Moldova
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Niger
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
North Korea
|
7.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Poland
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Russia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Rwanda
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Serbia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
South Africa
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Sweden
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Switzerland
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Tajikistan
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Tanzania
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Uzbekistan
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 1 |
#1
Zambia
|
7.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Albania
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Algeria
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
American Samoa
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Andorra
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Angola
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Argentina
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Armenia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Aruba
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Austria
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Azerbaijan
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Bahrain
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Bangladesh
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Belarus
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Belgium
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Benin
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Bhutan
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Bolivia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Botswana
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Brazil
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Brunei
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Burkina Faso
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Cambodia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Cameroon
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Canada
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Cape Verde
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Central African Republic
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Chad
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Chile
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
China
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Colombia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Comoros
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Costa Rica
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Cuba
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Cyprus
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Czech Republic
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Denmark
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Djibouti
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Dominican Republic
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
East Timor
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Ecuador
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Egypt
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Eritrea
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Federated States of Micronesia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Fiji
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
France
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
French Polynesia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Gabon
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Georgia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Germany
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Ghana
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Greece
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Guam
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Guinea-Bissau
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Guyana
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Haiti
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Honduras
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Iceland
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
India
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Iran
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Iraq
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Israel
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Italy
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Ivory Coast
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Jamaica
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Japan
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Jordan
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Kazakhstan
|
6.00 | 2020 | -14.3 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Kenya
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Kiribati
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Kuwait
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Laos
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Lebanon
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Lesotho
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Liberia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Libya
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Luxembourg
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Macedonia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Madagascar
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Malawi
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Malaysia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Maldives
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Marshall Islands
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Mauritania
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Mexico
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Monaco
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Mongolia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Montenegro
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Morocco
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Mozambique
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Nauru
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Netherlands
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
New Caledonia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Nicaragua
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Nigeria
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Norway
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Oman
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Palau
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Palestine
|
6.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Panama
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Papua New Guinea
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Paraguay
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Peru
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Philippines
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Portugal
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Puerto Rico
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Qatar
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Republic of the Congo
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Romania
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
San Marino
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Sao Tome and Principe
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Saudi Arabia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Senegal
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Seychelles
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Sierra Leone
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Singapore
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Slovakia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Slovenia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Solomon Islands
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Somalia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
South Korea
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
South Sudan
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Spain
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Sudan
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Suriname
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Swaziland
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Syria
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Thailand
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Togo
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Tonga
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Tunisia
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Turkey
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Turkmenistan
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Tuvalu
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Uganda
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Ukraine
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
United Arab Emirates
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
United States
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
United States Virgin Islands
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Uruguay
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Vanuatu
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Venezuela
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Vietnam
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Yemen
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Zimbabwe
|
6.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Antigua and Barbuda
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Australia
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Bahamas
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Barbados
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Belize
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Bermuda
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
British Virgin Islands
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Cayman Islands
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Dominica
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Gibraltar
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Grenada
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Ireland
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Malta
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Mauritius
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Myanmar
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Nepal
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
New Zealand
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Pakistan
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Saint Lucia
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Samoa
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Sri Lanka
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Trinidad and Tobago
|
5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
United Kingdom
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5.00 | 2020 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
Source: World Bank