Turkmenistan vs Ukraine: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Turkmenistan
6 years
in 2020
Ukraine
6 years
in 2019
Turkmenistan rank
24th
Ukraine rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
02468199820092020

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Ukraine, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ukraine ahead.

Turkmenistan ranks 24th and Ukraine ranks 24th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkmenistan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2000s 7 years 6.3 years 0.7 years Turkmenistan
2010s 6.4 years 6 years 0.4 years Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Turkmenistan or Ukraine?
Turkmenistan, at 6 years against 6 years in Ukraine as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Turkmenistan and Ukraine?
0 years, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Ukraine?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Turkmenistan and Ukraine rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Turkmenistan ranks 24th and Ukraine 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

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.