Romania vs Zambia: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Romania
7 years
in 2020
Zambia
7 years
in 2019
Romania rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Romania
- Zambia
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Zambia, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zambia | 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, Romania or Zambia?
- Romania, at 7 years against 7 years in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Romania and Zambia?
- 0 years, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Romania ranks 1st and Zambia 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
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.