Which has higher primary school starting age, Djibouti or Eritrea, The State of?

Djibouti, at 6 years against 6 years in Eritrea, The State of as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eritrea, The State of?

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.

Djibouti vs Eritrea, The State of: Primary school starting age

Djibouti

6 years

in 2025

Eritrea, The State of

6 years

in 2025

Djibouti rank

33rd

Eritrea, The State of rank

33rd

Primary school starting age over time

Djibouti
Eritrea, The State of

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Eritrea, The State of, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Eritrea, The State of has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 33rd and Eritrea, The State of ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

Eritrea, The State of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Eritrea, The State of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Eritrea, The State of
1980s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Eritrea, The State of
1990s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Eritrea, The State of
2000s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Eritrea, The State of
2010s	6 years	6.3 years	0.3 years	Eritrea, The State of
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, Djibouti or Eritrea, The State of?: Djibouti, at 6 years against 6 years in Eritrea, The State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Djibouti and Eritrea, The State of?: 0 years, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eritrea, The State of?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Eritrea, The State of rank globally for primary school starting age?: Djibouti ranks 33rd and Eritrea, The State of 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.