Benin vs El Salvador: Official entrance age to pre-primary education

Benin
4 years
in 2019
El Salvador
4 years
in 2019
Benin rank
16th
El Salvador rank
16th

Official entrance age to pre-primary education over time

  • Benin
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 4 years against 4 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 50 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 16th of 210 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 3 years 4 years 1 years El Salvador
1980s 3 years 4 years 1 years El Salvador
1990s 3.2 years 4 years 0.8 years El Salvador
2000s 4 years 4 years 0 years
2010s 4 years 4 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to pre-primary education, Benin or El Salvador?
Benin, at 4 years against 4 years in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to pre-primary education between Benin and El Salvador?
0 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Benin ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.