Equatorial Guinea vs Sweden: Primary school starting age

Equatorial Guinea
7 years
in 2025
Sweden
7 years
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Primary school starting age over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Sweden 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.