Malta vs New Zealand: Primary school starting age

Malta
5 years
in 2025
New Zealand
5 years
in 2025
Malta rank
186th
New Zealand rank
186th

Primary school starting age over time

  • Malta
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 5 years against 5 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Malta ranks 186th and New Zealand ranks 186th 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.