Austria vs Azerbaijan: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Austria
5 years
in 2020
Azerbaijan
5 years
in 2020
Austria rank
133rd
Azerbaijan rank
133rd

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
0246199820092020

How they compare

Austria currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 133rd and Azerbaijan ranks 133rd of 195 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Azerbaijan Difference Ahead
1990s 6 years 6 years 0 years
2000s 6 years 6 years 0 years
2010s 5.1 years 5.3 years 0.2 years Azerbaijan
2020s 5 years 5 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Austria or Azerbaijan?
Austria, at 5 years against 5 years in Azerbaijan as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Austria and Azerbaijan?
0 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Azerbaijan?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Austria and Azerbaijan rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Austria ranks 133rd and Azerbaijan ranks 133rd 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.