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Primary school starting age (years)
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210 countries · 1970–2025
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Country
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Value
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1
Niger
7
2
Moldova
7
3
Papua New Guinea
7
4
Namibia
7
5
Guinea
7
6
Bulgaria
7
7
Mali
7
8
Liechtenstein
7
9
Gambia, The
7
10
Sweden
7
11
Equatorial Guinea
7
12
Tanzania
7
13
Tajikistan
7
14
Kyrgyz Republic
7
15
Guatemala
7
16
Russian Federation
7
17
Estonia
7
18
Zambia
7
19
Ethiopia
7
20
Finland
7
21
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
7
22
Afghanistan
7
23
Croatia
7
24
Hungary
7
25
Uzbekistan
7
26
Indonesia
7
27
El Salvador
7
28
South Africa
7
29
Serbia
7
30
Lithuania
7
31
Latvia
7
32
Poland
7
33
Jordan
6
34
Japan
6
35
Belgium
6
36
China
6
37
Kazakhstan
6
38
Kenya
6
39
Cambodia
6
40
Kiribati
6
41
Burundi
6
42
Chile
6
43
Korea, Rep.
6
44
Tuvalu
6
45
Kuwait
6
46
Azerbaijan
6
47
Switzerland
6
48
Lao PDR
6
49
Lebanon
6
50
Liberia
6
51
Libya
6
52
Seychelles
6
53
Turkiye
6
54
Lesotho
6
55
Austria
6
56
Canada
6
57
Luxembourg
6
58
Macao SAR, China
6
59
Tunisia
6
60
Morocco
6
61
Monaco
6
62
Madagascar
6
63
Maldives
6
64
Mexico
6
65
Marshall Islands
6
66
North Macedonia
6
67
Greece
6
68
Comoros
6
69
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
6
70
Cabo Verde
6
71
Costa Rica
6
72
Cuba
6
73
Curacao
6
74
Cyprus
6
75
Czechia
6
76
Germany
6
77
Djibouti
6
78
Denmark
6
79
Venezuela, RB
6
80
Belarus
6
81
Dominican Republic
6
82
Algeria
6
83
Ecuador
6
84
Colombia
6
85
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
86
Eritrea
6
87
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6
88
Congo, Rep.
6
89
Spain
6
90
Fiji
6
91
France
6
92
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
6
93
Gabon
6
94
Bahrain
6
95
Congo, Dem. Rep.
6
96
Georgia
6
97
Ghana
6
98
United States
6
99
Guinea-Bissau
6
100
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
6
101
Uruguay
6
102
Cameroon
6
103
Yemen, Rep.
6
104
Guam
6
105
Guyana
6
106
Hong Kong SAR, China
6
107
Bangladesh
6
108
Cote d'Ivoire
6
109
Honduras
6
110
Haiti
6
111
Ukraine
6
112
Burkina Faso
6
113
Viet Nam
6
114
India
6
115
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6
116
Iraq
6
117
Iceland
6
118
Benin
6
119
Bolivia
6
120
Uganda
6
121
Israel
6
122
Italy
6
123
Jamaica
6
124
Palau
6
125
Thailand
6
126
Puerto Rico (US)
6
127
Albania
6
128
Brunei Darussalam
6
129
Portugal
6
130
Paraguay
6
131
West Bank and Gaza
6
132
French Polynesia
6
133
Qatar
6
134
Togo
6
135
Angola
6
136
Romania
6
137
Rwanda
6
138
Saudi Arabia
6
139
Sudan
6
140
Senegal
6
141
Chad
6
142
Singapore
6
143
Solomon Islands
6
144
Sierra Leone
6
145
San Marino
6
146
Aruba
6
147
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
6
148
Turks and Caicos Islands
6
149
South Sudan
6
150
Sao Tome and Principe
6
151
Suriname
6
152
Slovak Republic
6
153
Slovenia
6
154
Syrian Arab Republic
6
155
Eswatini
6
156
Zimbabwe
6
157
American Samoa
6
158
Central African Republic
6
159
Montenegro
6
160
Tonga
6
161
Mongolia
6
162
Mozambique
6
163
Mauritania
6
164
Armenia
6
165
Botswana
6
166
Malawi
6
167
Malaysia
6
168
Timor-Leste
6
169
Argentina
6
170
Brazil
6
171
New Caledonia
6
172
Nigeria
6
173
Nicaragua
6
174
Netherlands
6
175
Turkmenistan
6
176
Norway
6
177
Naoero
6
178
Oman
6
179
United Arab Emirates
6
180
Vanuatu
6
181
Panama
6
182
Peru
6
183
Philippines
6
184
Andorra
6
185
Bhutan
6
186
Dominica
5
187
British Virgin Islands
5
188
Bahamas, The
5
189
Bermuda
5
190
Sri Lanka
5
191
Nepal
5
192
St. Lucia
5
193
St. Kitts and Nevis
5
194
New Zealand
5
195
Malta
5
196
Myanmar
5
197
Ireland
5
198
Pakistan
5
199
Grenada
5
200
Barbados
5
201
Samoa
5
202
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5
203
Antigua and Barbuda
5
204
Mauritius
5
205
Belize
5
206
Gibraltar
5
207
Trinidad and Tobago
5
208
United Kingdom
5
209
Cayman Islands
5
210
Australia
5
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