Sweden vs Tunisia: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Sweden
6 years
in 2020
Tunisia
6 years
in 2019
Sweden rank
24th
Tunisia rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Sweden
- Tunisia
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 24th and Tunisia ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.9 years | 6 years | 0.9 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Sweden or Tunisia?
- Sweden, at 6 years against 6 years in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Sweden and Tunisia?
- 0 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tunisia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Sweden and Tunisia rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Sweden ranks 24th and Tunisia 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
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.