Primary school starting age (years)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.PRM.AGES•Years•1970 → 2024•210 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
210
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Primary school starting age (years) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Years
≤ 6
6 – 6
6 – 6
6 – 6
> 6
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Primary school starting age (years)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Primary school starting age (years)
Countries
50
Median
7
Mean
6.7
25th pctl
6
75th pctl
7
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Primary school starting age (years)
AfghanistanFinlandGambia, The
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| AfghanistanAFG | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 7 Years | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 7 Years | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| American SamoaASM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 6 Years | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)