Madagascar vs Uganda: Primary school starting age

Madagascar
6 years
in 2025
Uganda
6 years
in 2025
Madagascar rank
33rd
Uganda rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Madagascar
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Uganda, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
1980s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
1990s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
2000s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
2010s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
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, Madagascar or Uganda?
Madagascar, at 6 years against 6 years in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Madagascar and Uganda?
0 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Uganda rank globally for primary school starting age?
Madagascar ranks 33rd and Uganda 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.