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Primary school starting age (years)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•210 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.0Years
Median: 6.0Years
Countries Covered
210
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
7.0Years
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
5.0Years
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria7.0Years
2Croatia7.0Years
3El Salvador7.0Years
4Equatorial Guinea7.0Years
5Ethiopia7.0Years
By Region
Europe6.3Years(32 countries)
North America6.3Years(4 countries)
Africa6.2Years(9 countries)
Asia6.0Years(26 countries)
South America6.0Years(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.0Years)High (7.0Years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.0Years)

Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (130)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Bulgaria7.0Years
2Croatia7.0Years
3El Salvador7.0Years
4Equatorial Guinea7.0Years
5Ethiopia7.0Years
6Estonia7.0Years
7Finland7.0Years
8Republic of The Gambia7.0Years
9Guatemala7.0Years
10Guinea7.0Years
11Hungary7.0Years
12Indonesia7.0Years
13North Korea7.0Years
14Kyrgyzstan7.0Years
15Latvia7.0Years
16Liechtenstein7.0Years
17Lithuania7.0Years
18Mali7.0Years
19Moldova, Republic of7.0Years
20Namibia7.0Years
21Niger7.0Years
22Papua New Guinea7.0Years
23Poland7.0Years
24Russian Federation7.0Years
25Serbia7.0Years
26South Africa7.0Years
27Sweden7.0Years
28Tajikistan7.0Years
29United Republic of Tanzania7.0Years
30Uzbekistan7.0Years
31Zambia7.0Years
32Afghanistan7.0Years
33Burundi6.0Years
34Belarus6.0Years
35Cambodia6.0Years
36Cameroon6.0Years
37Canada6.0Years
38Cape Verde6.0Years
39Central African Republic6.0Years
40Chad6.0Years
41Chile6.0Years
42People's Republic of China6.0Years
43Colombia6.0Years
44Comoros6.0Years
45Republic of the Congo6.0Years
46Democratic Republic of the Congo6.0Years
47Costa Rica6.0Years
48Cuba6.0Years
49Cyprus6.0Years
50Czech Republic6.0Years
51Benin6.0Years
52Denmark6.0Years
53Dominican Republic6.0Years
54Ecuador6.0Years
55Eritrea6.0Years
56Fiji6.0Years
57France6.0Years
58French Polynesia6.0Years
59Djibouti6.0Years
60Gabon6.0Years
61Georgia6.0Years
62State of Palestine6.0Years
63Germany6.0Years
64Ghana6.0Years
65Kiribati6.0Years
66Greece6.0Years
67Guam6.0Years
68Guyana6.0Years
69Haiti6.0Years
70Honduras6.0Years
71Hong Kong6.0Years
72Iceland6.0Years
73India6.0Years
74Islamic Republic of Iran6.0Years
75Iraq6.0Years
76Israel6.0Years
77Italy6.0Years
78Cote d'Ivoire6.0Years
79Jamaica6.0Years
80Japan6.0Years
81Kazakhstan6.0Years
82Jordan6.0Years
83Kenya6.0Years
84South Korea6.0Years
85Kuwait6.0Years
86Lao People's Democratic Republic6.0Years
87Lebanon6.0Years
88Lesotho6.0Years
89Liberia6.0Years
90Libya6.0Years
91Luxembourg6.0Years
92Macao6.0Years
93Madagascar6.0Years
94Malawi6.0Years
95Malaysia6.0Years
96Maldives6.0Years
97Mauritania6.0Years
98Mexico6.0Years
99Monaco6.0Years
100Mongolia6.0Years
101Montenegro6.0Years
102Morocco6.0Years
103Mozambique6.0Years
104Oman6.0Years
105Nauru6.0Years
106Netherlands6.0Years
107Curaçao6.0Years
108Aruba6.0Years
109Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.0Years
110New Caledonia6.0Years
111Vanuatu6.0Years
112Nicaragua6.0Years
113Nigeria6.0Years
114Norway6.0Years
115Micronesia, Federated States of6.0Years
116Marshall Islands6.0Years
117Palau6.0Years
118Panama6.0Years
119Paraguay6.0Years
120Peru6.0Years
121Philippines6.0Years
122Portugal6.0Years
123Guinea-Bissau6.0Years
124Timor-Leste6.0Years
125Puerto Rico6.0Years
126Qatar6.0Years
127Romania6.0Years
128Rwanda6.0Years
129San Marino6.0Years
130Sao Tome and Principe6.0Years
131Saudi Arabia6.0Years
132Senegal6.0Years
133Seychelles6.0Years
134Sierra Leone6.0Years
135Singapore6.0Years
136Slovakia6.0Years
137Vietnam6.0Years
138Slovenia6.0Years
139Somalia6.0Years
140Zimbabwe6.0Years
141Spain6.0Years
142South Sudan6.0Years
143Sudan6.0Years
144Suriname6.0Years
145Eswatini6.0Years
146Switzerland6.0Years
147Syrian Arab Republic6.0Years
148Thailand6.0Years
149Togo6.0Years
150Tonga6.0Years
151United Arab Emirates6.0Years
152Tunisia6.0Years
153Türkiye6.0Years
154Turkmenistan6.0Years
155Turks and Caicos Islands6.0Years
156Tuvalu6.0Years
157Uganda6.0Years
158Ukraine6.0Years
159The Republic of North Macedonia6.0Years
160Egypt6.0Years
161United States of America6.0Years
162Virgin Islands, U.S.6.0Years
163Burkina Faso6.0Years
164Uruguay6.0Years
165Venezuela6.0Years
166Yemen6.0Years
167Albania6.0Years
168Algeria6.0Years
169American Samoa6.0Years
170Andorra6.0Years
171Angola6.0Years
172Azerbaijan6.0Years
173Argentina6.0Years
174Austria6.0Years
175Bahrain6.0Years
176Bangladesh6.0Years
177Armenia6.0Years
178Belgium6.0Years
179Bhutan6.0Years
180Bolivia6.0Years
181Bosnia and Herzegovina6.0Years
182Botswana6.0Years
183Brazil6.0Years
184Solomon Islands6.0Years
185Brunei Darussalam6.0Years
186Myanmar5.0Years
187Cayman Islands5.0Years
188Sri Lanka5.0Years
189Dominica5.0Years
190Gibraltar5.0Years
191Grenada5.0Years
192Ireland5.0Years
193Malta5.0Years
194Mauritius5.0Years
195Nepal5.0Years
196New Zealand5.0Years
197Pakistan5.0Years
198Saint Kitts and Nevis5.0Years
199Saint Lucia5.0Years
200Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.0Years
201Trinidad and Tobago5.0Years
202United Kingdom5.0Years
203Samoa5.0Years
204Antigua and Barbuda5.0Years
205Australia5.0Years
206Bahamas5.0Years
207Barbados5.0Years
208Bermuda5.0Years
209Belize5.0Years
210Virgin Islands, British5.0Years
Showing 210 of 210 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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