Lithuania vs Namibia: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Lithuania
7 years
in 2020
Namibia
7 years
in 2019
Lithuania rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Lithuania
  • Namibia
02468199820092020

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Namibia, a difference of 0 years.

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

Lithuania ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 195 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 7 years 7 years 0 years β€”
2000s 7 years 7 years 0 years β€”
2010s 7 years 7 years 0 years β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Lithuania or Namibia?
Lithuania, at 7 years against 7 years in Namibia as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Lithuania and Namibia?
0 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Namibia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Lithuania and Namibia rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Lithuania ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st 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.