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