El Salvador vs Hungary: Primary school starting age

El Salvador
7 years
in 2025
Hungary
7 years
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Hungary rank
1st

Primary school starting age over time

  • El Salvador
  • Hungary
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Hungary, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, El Salvador ranks 1st and Hungary ranks 1st 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.