Netherlands vs Puerto Rico: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Netherlands
5 years
in 2020
Puerto Rico
5 years
in 2019
Netherlands rank
133rd
Puerto Rico rank
133rd

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Netherlands
  • Puerto Rico
012345199720082020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 133rd of 195 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 5 years 5 years 0 years
2000s 5 years 5 years 0 years
2010s 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, Netherlands or Puerto Rico?
Netherlands, at 5 years against 5 years in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Netherlands and Puerto Rico?
0 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Puerto Rico?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Puerto Rico rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Netherlands ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico 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

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.