Guinea-Bissau vs Timor-Leste: Primary school starting age
Guinea-Bissau
6 years
in 2025
Timor-Leste
6 years
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Timor-Leste rank
33rd
Primary school starting age over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste 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 | Timor-Leste | 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 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school starting age, Guinea-Bissau or Timor-Leste?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 6 years against 6 years in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste?
- 0 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste 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
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.