Austria vs Nicaragua: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Austria
5 years
in 2020
Nicaragua
5 years
in 2019
Austria rank
133rd
Nicaragua rank
133rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Austria
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Austria ranks 133rd and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6.2 years | 0.2 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.1 years | 5 years | 0.1 years | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Austria or Nicaragua?
- Austria, at 5 years against 5 years in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Austria and Nicaragua?
- 0 years, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Austria and Nicaragua rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Austria ranks 133rd and Nicaragua 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
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.