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