Niger vs Russia: Primary school starting age

Niger
7 years
in 2025
Russia
7 years
in 2025
Niger rank
1st
Russia rank
1st

Primary school starting age over time

  • Niger
  • Russia
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 7 years against 7 years in Russia, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Niger ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st 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.