Which has higher primary school starting age, Belarus, Republic of or Costa Rica?

Belarus, Republic of, at 6 years against 6 years in Costa Rica as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary school starting age between Belarus, Republic of and Costa Rica?

0 years, with Belarus, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus, Republic of and Costa Rica?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Belarus, Republic of vs Costa Rica: Primary school starting age

Belarus, Republic of

6 years

in 2025

Costa Rica

6 years

in 2025

Belarus, Republic of rank

33rd

Costa Rica rank

33rd

Primary school starting age over time

Belarus, Republic of
Costa Rica

How they compare

Belarus, Republic of currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belarus, Republic of ahead.

Belarus, Republic of ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

Belarus, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus, Republic of	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Belarus, Republic of
1980s	6.7 years	6 years	0.7 years	Belarus, Republic of
1990s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
2000s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
2010s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
2020s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary school starting age, Belarus, Republic of or Costa Rica?: Belarus, Republic of, at 6 years against 6 years in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Belarus, Republic of and Costa Rica?: 0 years, with Belarus, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus, Republic of and Costa Rica?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Belarus, Republic of and Costa Rica rank globally for primary school starting age?: Belarus, Republic of ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 33rd 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.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.