Statizoid

Burundi vs United States: Primary school starting age

Burundi
6 years
in 2025
United States
6 years
in 2025
Burundi rank
33rd
United States rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Burundi
  • United States
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How they compare

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

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

Globally, Burundi ranks 33rd and United States 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.