Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Primary school starting age
Namibia
7 years
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
7 years
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Primary school starting age over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 210 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 7 years against 7 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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.