Ghana vs Hungary: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Ghana
4 years
in 2019
Hungary
4 years
in 2020
Ghana rank
170th
Hungary rank
170th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Ghana
  • Hungary
0246199820092020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Hungary, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 170th and Hungary ranks 170th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Hungary Difference Ahead
1990s 6 years 6 years 0 years
2000s 5.4 years 6 years 0.6 years Hungary
2010s 4 years 5 years 1 years Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Ghana or Hungary?
Ghana, at 4 years against 4 years in Hungary as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Ghana and Hungary?
0 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Hungary?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Hungary rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Ghana ranks 170th and Hungary ranks 170th 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.