Namibia vs Uzbekistan: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Namibia
7 years
in 2025
Uzbekistan
7 years
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Uzbekistan rank
1st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Namibia
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Uzbekistan has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Uzbekistan ranks 1st of 205 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 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, Namibia or Uzbekistan?
- Namibia, at 7 years against 7 years in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Namibia and Uzbekistan?
- 0 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uzbekistan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Uzbekistan rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Uzbekistan ranks 1st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.