How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zimbabwe?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

Sweden vs Zimbabwe: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Sweden

6 years

in 2020

Zimbabwe

6 years

in 2019

Sweden rank

24th

Zimbabwe rank

24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

Sweden
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Sweden
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 Zimbabwe?: Sweden, at 6 years against 6 years in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Sweden and Zimbabwe?: 0 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Sweden and Zimbabwe rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?: Sweden ranks 24th and Zimbabwe 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.