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