Bahrain vs Benin: Primary school starting age

Bahrain
6 years
in 2025
Benin
6 years
in 2025
Bahrain rank
33rd
Benin rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Bahrain
  • Benin
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Benin, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 33rd and Benin ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

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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.