Rwanda vs Tunisia: Primary school starting age

Rwanda
6 years
in 2025
Tunisia
6 years
in 2025
Rwanda rank
33rd
Tunisia rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 33rd and Tunisia ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 6 years 1 years Rwanda
1980s 7 years 6 years 1 years Rwanda
1990s 7 years 6 years 1 years Rwanda
2000s 7 years 6 years 1 years Rwanda
2010s 7 years 6 years 1 years Rwanda
2020s 6.33 years 6 years 0.3333 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary school starting age, Rwanda or Tunisia?
Rwanda, at 6 years against 6 years in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between Rwanda and Tunisia?
0 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tunisia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Tunisia rank globally for primary school starting age?
Rwanda ranks 33rd and Tunisia 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.