Switzerland vs United States: Primary school starting age
Switzerland
6 years
in 2025
United States
6 years
in 2025
Switzerland rank
33rd
United States rank
33rd
Primary school starting age over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 6 years against 6 years in United States, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Globally, Switzerland ranks 33rd and United States ranks 33rd 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.