Kazakhstan vs Poland: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Kazakhstan
6 years
in 2020
Poland
6 years
in 2020
Kazakhstan rank
24th
Poland rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Poland
02468199820092020

How they compare

Kazakhstan 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.

Kazakhstan ranks 24th and Poland ranks 24th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 7 years 6.5 years 0.5 years Kazakhstan
2010s 7 years 6 years 1 years Kazakhstan
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, Kazakhstan or Poland?
Kazakhstan, at 6 years against 6 years in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Kazakhstan and Poland?
0 years, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Poland?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Kazakhstan and Poland rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Kazakhstan 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

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.