Primary school starting age (years)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.PRM.AGES•Years•1970 → 2024•210 countries
Series quick facts
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)
210 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Primary school starting age (years)
Countries
210
Median
6
Mean
6
25th pctl
6
75th pctl
6
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 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| PalauPLW | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SurinameSUR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| UruguayURY | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 6 Years | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 6 Years | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| BermudaBMU | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 5 Years | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 5 Years | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 5 Years | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)