Afghanistan vs Canada: Official entrance age to pre-primary education
Afghanistan
6 years
in 2019
Canada
5 years
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
1st
Canada rank
2nd
Official entrance age to pre-primary education over time
- Afghanistan
- Canada
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6 years against 5 years in Canada, a difference of 1 years.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 210 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 4 years | 2 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6 years | 4 years | 2 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 6 years | 4.2 years | 1.8 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6 years | 5 years | 1 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6 years | 5 years | 1 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to pre-primary education, Afghanistan or Canada?
- Afghanistan, at 6 years against 5 years in Canada as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to pre-primary education between Afghanistan and Canada?
- 1 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Canada?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Canada rank globally for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.