Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school starting age
Gambia
7 years
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
7 years
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Primary school starting age over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5 years | 7 years | 0.5 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8 years | 7 years | 1 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 7.1 years | 7 years | 0.1 years | Gambia |
| 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, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 7 years against 7 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Papua New 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
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.