El Salvador vs Equatorial Guinea: Official entrance age to primary education
El Salvador
7 years
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
7 years
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Official entrance age to primary education over time
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 224 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 7 years | 6.2 years | 0.8 years | El Salvador |
| 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 primary education, El Salvador or Equatorial Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 7 years against 7 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to primary education between El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for official entrance age to primary education?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to primary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release