Guinea-Bissau vs Kuwait: Primary school starting age

Guinea-Bissau
6 years
in 2025
Kuwait
6 years
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Kuwait rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Kuwait ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 6 years 1 years Guinea-Bissau
1980s 7 years 6 years 1 years Guinea-Bissau
1990s 7 years 6 years 1 years Guinea-Bissau
2000s 7 years 6 years 1 years Guinea-Bissau
2010s 6.1 years 6 years 0.1 years Guinea-Bissau
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, Guinea-Bissau or Kuwait?
Guinea-Bissau, at 6 years against 6 years in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?
0 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait rank globally for primary school starting age?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Kuwait 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.