Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Primary school starting age
Samoa
5 years
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5 years
in 2025
Samoa rank
186th
Sri Lanka rank
186th
Primary school starting age over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 186th of 210 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 6 years | 1 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5 years | 6 years | 1 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5.8 years | 0.8 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school starting age, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 5 years against 5 years in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school starting age between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary school starting age?
- Samoa ranks 186th and Sri Lanka ranks 186th 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.