Antigua and Barbuda vs Samoa: Primary school starting age

Antigua and Barbuda
5 years
in 2025
Samoa
5 years
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
186th
Samoa rank
186th

Primary school starting age over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Samoa
012345197019972025

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Samoa, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 186th of 210 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 5 years 5 years 0 years β€”
1980s 5 years 5 years 0 years β€”
1990s 5 years 5 years 0 years β€”
2000s 5 years 5 years 0 years β€”
2010s 5 years 5 years 0 years β€”
2020s 5 years 5 years 0 years β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary school starting age, Antigua and Barbuda or Samoa?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 5 years against 5 years in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Antigua and Barbuda and Samoa?
0 years, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Samoa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Samoa rank globally for primary school starting age?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 186th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary school starting age (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Primary school starting age (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 11,539 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.