Madagascar vs Palau: Primary school starting age
Madagascar
6 years
in 2025
Palau
6 years
in 2025
Madagascar rank
33rd
Palau rank
33rd
Primary school starting age over time
- Madagascar
- Palau
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Palau, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, Madagascar or Palau?
- Madagascar, at 6 years against 6 years in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Madagascar and Palau?
- 0 years, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Palau?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Palau rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd and Palau 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.