Primary school starting age rose 0% to 6.00 years in Ukraine in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, primary school starting age in Ukraine reached an all time high of 7.00 years in 1996 and an all time low of 6.00 years in 2021. When compared to Ukraine's main peers, primary school starting age in Poland amounted to 7.00 years, 6.00 years in Romania and 7.00 years in Russia in 2021.
Ukraine has been ranked 63rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of primary school starting age, 28 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Primary School Starting Age | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
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