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The starting age of primary education

Country (years in 2022)

Afghanistan is the top country by the starting age of primary education in the world. As of 2022, the starting age of primary education in Afghanistan was 7 years. The top 5 countries also includes Bulgaria, Burundi, Croatia, and Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Afghanistan 7 WB
Bulgaria 7 WB
Burundi 7 WB
Croatia 7 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7 WB
El Salvador 7 WB
Equatorial Guinea 7 WB
Estonia 7 WB
Ethiopia 7 WB
Finland 7 WB
Gambia 7 WB
Guatemala 7 WB
Guinea 7 WB
Hungary 7 WB
Indonesia 7 WB
Kyrgyzstan 7 WB
Latvia 7 WB
Liechtenstein 7 WB
Lithuania 7 WB
Mali 7 WB
Namibia 7 WB
Niger 7 WB
Papua New Guinea 7 WB
Poland 7 WB
Republic of Moldova 7 WB
Russian Federation 7 WB
Serbia 7 WB
South Africa 7 WB
Sweden 7 WB
Tajikistan 7 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 7 WB
Uzbekistan 7 WB
Zambia 7 WB
Albania 6 WB
Algeria 6 WB
Andorra 6 WB
Angola 6 WB
Argentina 6 WB
Armenia 6 WB
Austria 6 WB
Azerbaijan 6 WB
Bahrain 6 WB
Bangladesh 6 WB
Belarus 6 WB
Belgium 6 WB
Benin 6 WB
Bolivia 6 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 WB
Botswana 6 WB
Brazil 6 WB
Brunei Darussalam 6 WB
Burkina Faso 6 WB
Cabo Verde 6 WB
Cambodia 6 WB
Cameroon 6 WB
Canada 6 WB
Central African Republic 6 WB
Chad 6 WB
Chile 6 WB
China 6 WB
Colombia 6 WB
Comoros 6 WB
Congo 6 WB
Costa Rica 6 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 6 WB
Cuba 6 WB
Cyprus 6 WB
Czech Republic 6 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 WB
Denmark 6 WB
Djibouti 6 WB
Dominican Republic 6 WB
Ecuador 6 WB
Egypt 6 WB
Eritrea 6 WB
Eswatini 6 WB
Fiji 6 WB
France 6 WB
Gabon 6 WB
Georgia 6 WB
Germany 6 WB
Ghana 6 WB
Greece 6 WB
Guinea Bissau 6 WB
Guyana 6 WB
Haiti 6 WB
Honduras 6 WB
Hong Kong 6 WB
Iceland 6 WB
India 6 WB
Iran 6 WB
Iraq 6 WB
Israel 6 WB
Italy 6 WB
Jamaica 6 WB
Japan 6 WB
Jordan 6 WB
Kazakhstan 6 WB
Kenya 6 WB
Kiribati 6 WB
Kuwait 6 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 6 WB
Lebanon 6 WB
Lesotho 6 WB
Liberia 6 WB
Libya 6 WB
Luxembourg 6 WB
Macau 6 WB
Madagascar 6 WB
Malawi 6 WB
Malaysia 6 WB
Maldives 6 WB
Marshall Islands 6 WB
Mauritania 6 WB
Mexico 6 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 6 WB
Monaco 6 WB
Mongolia 6 WB
Montenegro 6 WB
Morocco 6 WB
Mozambique 6 WB
Nauru 6 WB
Netherlands 6 WB
Nicaragua 6 WB
Nigeria 6 WB
North Macedonia 6 WB
Norway 6 WB
Oman 6 WB
Palau 6 WB
Palestine 6 WB
Panama 6 WB
Paraguay 6 WB
Peru 6 WB
Philippines 6 WB
Portugal 6 WB
Puerto Rico 6 WB
Qatar 6 WB
Republic of Korea 6 WB
Romania 6 WB
Rwanda 6 WB
San Marino 6 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 6 WB
Saudi Arabia 6 WB
Senegal 6 WB
Seychelles 6 WB
Sierra Leone 6 WB
Singapore 6 WB
Slovakia 6 WB
Slovenia 6 WB
Solomon Islands 6 WB
Somalia 6 WB
South Sudan 6 WB
Spain 6 WB
Sudan 6 WB
Suriname 6 WB
Switzerland 6 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 6 WB
Thailand 6 WB
Timor-Leste 6 WB
Togo 6 WB
Tonga 6 WB
Tunisia 6 WB
Turkey 6 WB
Turkmenistan 6 WB
Tuvalu 6 WB
Uganda 6 WB
Ukraine 6 WB
United Arab Emirates 6 WB
United States of America 6 WB
Uruguay 6 WB
Vanuatu 6 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6 in 2021 WB
Viet Nam 6 WB
Yemen 6 WB
Zimbabwe 6 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 5 WB
Australia 5 WB
Bahamas 5 WB
Barbados 5 WB
Belize 5 WB
Bhutan 5 WB
Dominica 5 WB
Grenada 5 WB
Ireland 5 WB
Malta 5 WB
Mauritius 5 WB
Myanmar 5 WB
Nepal 5 WB
New Zealand 5 WB
Pakistan 5 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 WB
Saint Lucia 5 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 WB
Samoa 5 WB
Sri Lanka 5 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 5 WB
United Kingdom 5 WB
Education Indicators
Basic Education