Belarus vs Burkina Faso: Primary school starting age

Belarus
6 years
in 2025
Burkina Faso
6 years
in 2025
Belarus rank
33rd
Burkina Faso rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Belarus
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Globally, Belarus ranks 33rd and Burkina Faso 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.