Tajikistan vs Zambia: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Tajikistan
7 years
in 2019
Zambia
7 years
in 2019
Tajikistan rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Tajikistan
  • Zambia
02468199820082019

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Zambia, a difference of 0 years.

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

Tajikistan ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tajikistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.5 years 7 years 0.5 years Zambia
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, Tajikistan or Zambia?
Tajikistan, at 7 years against 7 years in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Tajikistan and Zambia?
0 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Tajikistan and Zambia rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Tajikistan 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

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.