Finland vs Poland: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Finland
6 years
in 2020
Poland
6 years
in 2020
Finland rank
24th
Poland rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Poland, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 24th and Poland ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 6.5 years | 0.5 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 6.6 years | 6 years | 0.6 years | Finland |
| 2020s | 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, Finland or Poland?
- Finland, at 6 years against 6 years in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Finland and Poland?
- 0 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Finland ranks 24th and Poland 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
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.