Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Primary school starting age

Denmark

6 years

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

6 years

in 2025

Denmark rank

33rd

United Arab Emirates rank

33rd

Primary school starting age over time

Denmark
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 6 years against 6 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Denmark ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates 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: 06 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.