Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom: Primary school starting age
Sri Lanka
5 years
in 2025
United Kingdom
5 years
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
186th
United Kingdom rank
186th
Primary school starting age over time
- Sri Lanka
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5 years against 5 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Globally, Sri Lanka ranks 186th and United Kingdom ranks 186th of 210 countries.
Individual pages
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.