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