Bahamas, The vs Belize: Primary school starting age

Bahamas, The
5 years
in 2025
Belize
5 years
in 2025
Bahamas, The rank
186th
Belize rank
186th

Primary school starting age over time

  • Bahamas, The
  • Belize
0246197019972025

How they compare

Bahamas, The currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Belize, a difference of 0 years.

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

Bahamas, The ranks 186th and Belize ranks 186th of 210 countries.

Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas, The Belize Difference Ahead
1970s 5 years 6 years 1 years Belize
1980s 5 years 5.6 years 0.6 years Belize
1990s 5 years 5 years 0 years
2000s 5 years 5 years 0 years
2010s 5 years 5 years 0 years
2020s 5 years 5 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary school starting age, Bahamas, The or Belize?
Bahamas, The, at 5 years against 5 years in Belize as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Bahamas, The and Belize?
0 years, with Bahamas, The ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas, The and Belize?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Bahamas, The and Belize rank globally for primary school starting age?
Bahamas, The ranks 186th and Belize 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.