| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Croatia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Hungary | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Switzerland | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Lithuania | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Sweden | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Latvia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Moldova | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | France | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Georgia | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Greece | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Iceland | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Italy | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Monaco | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Macedonia | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Albania | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Andorra | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Armenia | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Austria | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Belgium | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Belarus | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Cyprus | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Germany | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Denmark | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Spain | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | San Marino | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Slovakia | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Angola | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Montenegro | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Norway | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Portugal | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Romania | 6 | 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 44 | Malta | 5 | 2021 | 44 | 5 |
| 44 | Ireland | 5 | 2021 | 44 | 5 |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 5 | 2021 | 44 | 5 |
| 44 | Gibraltar | 5 | 2021 | 44 | 5 |
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
