Denmark vs Kazakhstan: Primary school starting age

Denmark
6 years
in 2025
Kazakhstan
6 years
in 2025
Denmark rank
33rd
Kazakhstan rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Denmark
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0 years.

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

Denmark ranks 33rd and Kazakhstan ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1970s 6 years 7 years 1 years Kazakhstan
1980s 6.9 years 7 years 0.1 years Kazakhstan
1990s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2000s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2010s 6.1 years 7 years 0.9 years Kazakhstan
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, Denmark or Kazakhstan?
Denmark, at 6 years against 6 years in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Denmark and Kazakhstan?
0 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kazakhstan?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Kazakhstan rank globally for primary school starting age?
Denmark ranks 33rd and Kazakhstan 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.