Argentina vs Brazil: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Argentina
4 years
in 2019
Brazil
4 years
in 2019
Argentina rank
170th
Brazil rank
170th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
02468199820082019

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Brazil, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Brazil ahead.

Argentina ranks 170th and Brazil ranks 170th of 195 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 5 years 7 years 2 years Brazil
2000s 5 years 7 years 2 years Brazil
2010s 4.5 years 4.9 years 0.4 years Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Argentina or Brazil?
Argentina, at 4 years against 4 years in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Argentina and Brazil?
0 years, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Argentina ranks 170th and Brazil ranks 170th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.