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