Somalia vs East Timor: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Somalia
6 years
in 2025
East Timor
6 years
in 2025
Somalia rank
21st
East Timor rank
21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Somalia
- East Timor
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6 years against 6 years in East Timor, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 5 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Somalia or East Timor?
- Somalia, at 6 years against 6 years in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Somalia and East Timor?
- 0 years, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and East Timor?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and East Timor rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Somalia ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 21st 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.