Nicaragua vs Venezuela: Primary school starting age

Nicaragua
6 years
in 2025
Venezuela
6 years
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
33rd
Venezuela rank
33rd

Primary school starting age over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Venezuela, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Venezuela ahead.

Globally, Nicaragua ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 33rd 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.