Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea: Primary school starting age

Equatorial Guinea
7 years
in 2025
Guinea
7 years
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Guinea rank
1st

Primary school starting age over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Guinea, a difference of 0 years.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Guinea ranks 1st of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 6 years 7 years 1 years Guinea
1980s 6 years 7 years 1 years Guinea
1990s 6.2 years 7 years 0.8 years Guinea
2000s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2010s 7 years 7 years 0 years
2020s 7 years 7 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary school starting age, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 7 years against 7 years in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?
0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea rank globally for primary school starting age?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Guinea ranks 1st 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.