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