Greece vs Netherlands: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Greece
5 years
in 2020
Netherlands
5 years
in 2020
Greece rank
133rd
Netherlands rank
133rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 133rd and Netherlands ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 5 years | 1 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.8 years | 5 years | 0.8 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Greece or Netherlands?
- Greece, at 5 years against 5 years in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Greece and Netherlands?
- 0 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Greece ranks 133rd and Netherlands ranks 133rd 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.