Namibia vs Rwanda: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Namibia
7 years
in 2019
Rwanda
7 years
in 2019
Namibia rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
02468199820082019

How they compare

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2000s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2010s 7 years 7 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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