Primary School Starting Age
Global Ranking
Source: IMF
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Zambia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Guatemala | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Tanzania | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Switzerland | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | South Africa | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Poland | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Lithuania | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Croatia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Latvia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Estonia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Hungary | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Indonesia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Moldova | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | North Korea | 7 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Burundi | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Mali | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Niger | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Namibia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Sweden | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | El Salvador | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Rwanda | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Guinea | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Gambia | 7 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 ↑ | Cambodia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Kiribati | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | South Korea | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Kuwait | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Laos | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Lebanon | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Liberia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Libya | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Lesotho | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Luxembourg | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Macao | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Morocco | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Monaco | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Madagascar | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Maldives | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Mexico | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Macedonia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Montenegro | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Mongolia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Mozambique | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Mauritania | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Angola | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Albania | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Andorra | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2020 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Argentina | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Armenia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Austria | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Azerbaijan | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Belgium | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Benin | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Bangladesh | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Bahrain | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Belarus | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Bolivia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Brazil | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Brunei | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Bhutan | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Botswana | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Central African Republic | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Canada | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Chile | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | China | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Cameroon | 6 | 2020 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Colombia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Comoros | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Cape Verde | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Costa Rica | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Cyprus | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Czech Republic | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Slovakia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Slovenia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Swaziland | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Seychelles | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Syria | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Chad | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Togo | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Thailand | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Turkmenistan | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Tonga | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Tunisia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Turkey | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Tuvalu | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Uganda | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Ukraine | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Uruguay | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | United States | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Venezuela | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Vietnam | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Vanuatu | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Yemen | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Aruba | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Malaysia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | New Caledonia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Nigeria | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Nicaragua | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Netherlands | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Norway | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Oman | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Panama | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Peru | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Philippines | 6 | 2020 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Palau | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Portugal | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Paraguay | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Qatar | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Romania | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Sudan | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Senegal | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Singapore | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | San Marino | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Somalia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Suriname | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Malawi | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↓ | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 ↑ | Germany | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Djibouti | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Denmark | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Algeria | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Ecuador | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Egypt | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Eritrea | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Spain | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Fiji | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | France | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Micronesia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Gabon | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Georgia | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Ghana | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Greece | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Guyana | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Hong Kong | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Honduras | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Haiti | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | India | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Iran | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Iraq | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Iceland | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Israel | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Italy | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Jamaica | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Jordan | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Japan | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Kazakhstan | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 35 ↑ | Kenya | 6 | 2021 | 36 | 6 |
| 173 | Mauritius | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Australia | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Burma (Myanmar) | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Dominica | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Malta | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Bahamas | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Grenada | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Gibraltar | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Belize | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Nepal | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | New Zealand | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Bermuda | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Pakistan | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Barbados | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Samoa | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | United Kingdom | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
| 173 | Ireland | 5 | 2021 | 173 | 5 |
Definition of Primary School Starting Age
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.
