Burkina Faso vs Mongolia: Primary school starting age
Burkina Faso
6 years
in 2025
Mongolia
6 years
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Mongolia rank
33rd
Primary school starting age over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mongolia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Mongolia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mongolia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Mongolia ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 8 years | 1 years | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 7 years | 8 years | 1 years | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 7 years | 8 years | 1 years | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7.4 years | 0.4 years | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | β |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school starting age, Burkina Faso or Mongolia?
- Burkina Faso, at 6 years against 6 years in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Burkina Faso and Mongolia?
- 0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mongolia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mongolia rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Mongolia 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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About this data
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.