Italy vs Portugal: Primary school starting age
Italy
6 years
in 2025
Portugal
6 years
in 2025
Italy rank
33rd
Portugal rank
33rd
Primary school starting age over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Portugal, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Globally, Italy ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
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About this data
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.