France vs Peru: Official entrance age to compulsory education

France
3 years
in 2020
Peru
3 years
in 2019
France rank
187th
Peru rank
187th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • France
  • Peru
0246199820092020

How they compare

France currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Peru, a difference of 0 years.

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

France ranks 187th and Peru ranks 187th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 6 years 5 years 1 years France
2000s 6 years 5 years 1 years France
2010s 6 years 3.4 years 2.6 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, France or Peru?
France, at 3 years against 3 years in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between France and Peru?
0 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Peru?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do France and Peru rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
France ranks 187th and Peru ranks 187th 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.