Central African Republic vs China: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Central African Republic
6 years
in 2019
China
6 years
in 2019
Central African Republic rank
24th
China rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Central African Republic
  • China
02468199820082019

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 6 years against 6 years in China, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 24th and China ranks 24th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic China Difference Ahead
1990s 6 years 7 years 1 years China
2000s 6 years 6.4 years 0.4 years China
2010s 6 years 6 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Central African Republic or China?
Central African Republic, at 6 years against 6 years in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Central African Republic and China?
0 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and China?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and China rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Central African Republic ranks 24th and China ranks 24th 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.