Denmark vs Eritrea: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Denmark
6 years
in 2025
Eritrea
6 years
in 2025
Denmark rank
21st
Eritrea rank
21st

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Denmark
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 21st and Eritrea ranks 21st of 205 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,374 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.