Congo vs East Timor: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Congo
6 years
in 2019
East Timor
6 years
in 2019
Congo rank
24th
East Timor rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Congo
  • East Timor
0246199820082019

How they compare

Congo currently reports 6 years against 6 years in East Timor, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 20 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 24th and East Timor ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 6 years 6 years 0 years
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, Congo or East Timor?
Congo, at 6 years against 6 years in East Timor as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Congo and East Timor?
0 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and East Timor?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Congo and East Timor rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Congo ranks 24th and East Timor 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.