Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Primary school starting age
Papua New Guinea
7 years
in 2025
Tajikistan
7 years
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Tajikistan rank
1st
Primary school starting age over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea 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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Tajikistan ranks 1st of 210 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | 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 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 Tajikistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7 years against 7 years in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 0 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Papua New Guinea 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
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.