New Zealand vs Samoa: Primary school starting age
New Zealand
5 years
in 2025
Samoa
5 years
in 2025
New Zealand rank
186th
Samoa rank
186th
Primary school starting age over time
- New Zealand
- Samoa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Samoa, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Globally, New Zealand ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 186th 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.