Which has higher primary school starting age, United States or Viet Nam?

United States, at 6 years against 6 years in Viet Nam as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary school starting age between United States and Viet Nam?

0 years, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Viet Nam?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

United States vs Viet Nam: Primary school starting age

United States

6 years

in 2025

Viet Nam

6 years

in 2025

United States rank

33rd

Viet Nam rank

33rd

Primary school starting age over time

United States
Viet Nam

How they compare

United States currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 33rd and Viet Nam ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Viet Nam	Ahead
1970s	6 years	6 years	—
1980s	6 years	6 years	—
1990s	6 years	6 years	—
2000s	6 years	6 years	—
2010s	6 years	6 years	—
2020s	6 years	6 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary school starting age, United States or Viet Nam?: United States, at 6 years against 6 years in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary school starting age between United States and Viet Nam?: 0 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Viet Nam?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do United States and Viet Nam rank globally for primary school starting age?: United States ranks 33rd and Viet Nam 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: 20 August 2026

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.