Dominican Republic vs Mozambique: Primary school starting age

Dominican Republic
6 years
in 2025
Mozambique
6 years
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
33rd
Mozambique rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0 years.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Mozambique ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 6 years 1 years Dominican Republic
1980s 7 years 6.7 years 0.3 years Dominican Republic
1990s 6.5 years 6.8 years 0.3 years Mozambique
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, Dominican Republic or Mozambique?
Dominican Republic, at 6 years against 6 years in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Dominican Republic and Mozambique?
0 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mozambique?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Mozambique rank globally for primary school starting age?
Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Mozambique 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.