Namibia vs Tajikistan: Primary school starting age

Namibia
7 years
in 2025
Tajikistan
7 years
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Tajikistan rank
1st

Primary school starting age over time

  • Namibia
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Namibia ranks 1st and Tajikistan ranks 1st of 210 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 7 years 0 years
1980s 7 years 7 years 0 years
1990s 7 years 6.9 years 0.1 years Namibia
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 Tajikistan?
Namibia, at 7 years against 7 years in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Namibia and Tajikistan?
0 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tajikistan?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Tajikistan rank globally for primary school starting age?
Namibia ranks 1st and Tajikistan 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

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.