Cabo Verde vs Syria: Primary school starting age

Cabo Verde
6 years
in 2025
Syria
6 years
in 2025
Cabo Verde rank
33rd
Syria rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • Syria
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How they compare

Cabo Verde currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Syria, a difference of 0 years.

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

Cabo Verde ranks 33rd and Syria ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 6 years 1 years Cabo Verde
1980s 7 years 6 years 1 years Cabo Verde
1990s 6.7 years 6 years 0.7 years Cabo Verde
2000s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
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, Cabo Verde or Syria?
Cabo Verde, at 6 years against 6 years in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Cabo Verde and Syria?
0 years, with Cabo Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Syria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cabo Verde and Syria rank globally for primary school starting age?
Cabo Verde ranks 33rd and Syria 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

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.