In 2021, the official entrance age into primary education in Indonesia, Afghanistan, and North Korea was seven. Comparatively, the official primary school starting age in Australia, New Zealand, and several Asian countries was five that same year.
Official entrance age to primary education in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory
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Statistics on Education in the Asia-Pacific region
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Illiteracy rates by world region 2020
- Basic Statistic Out-of-school population among primary school children 2018, by gender and region
- Premium Statistic Adult literacy rates APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Duration of compulsory education APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Duration of free primary and secondary education APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Expected years of school APAC 2020, by country
Pre-primary education
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- Premium Statistic Number of children enrolled in pre-primary education APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Enrollment rate in pre-primary education APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Female enrollment rate in pre-primary education APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Male enrollment rate in pre-primary education APAC 2019, by country
Primary education
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- Premium Statistic Official primary education entrance age APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Net enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female primary school completion rate APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Male enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Primary school completion rate of males APAC 2018-2019, by country or region
Secondary education
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- Premium Statistic Secondary school completion rate APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Female and male enrollment rate for lower secondary school APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Lower secondary completion rate among female and male students APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Female and male enrollment rate for upper secondary school APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Upper secondary completion rate among female and male students APAC 2020, by country
Tertiary education
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- Premium Statistic Number of people enrolled in tertiary education APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of people with a Bachelor's degree APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Government expenditure per tertiary education student APAC 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Leading universities Asia 2022
Gender parity
3
COVID-19 impact
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- Premium Statistic Length of school closures during COVID-19 APAC 2022, by subregion
- Premium Statistic Number of days of school closures in APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Acceptability of school closures to prevent COVID-19 APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Length of learning models implemented during COVID-19 APAC 2022
- Premium Statistic Length of learning models implemented during COVID-19 South Asia 2022
- Premium Statistic Learning delay due to COVID-19 APAC 2022, by subregion
Further related statistics
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- Number of primary education service providers in Italy 2015-2018
- Duration of compulsory education APAC 2020, by country
- GER from first to eight grade Punjab India FY 2022, by gender
- GER of students from first to eight grade Delhi India FY 2022, by gender
- Net enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Female enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Enrollment rate for private primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Number of primary schools in Tanzania 2016-2021
- Share of children's reading and math performance at school India 2018 by type
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World Bank. (September 16, 2022). Official entrance age to primary education in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640194/asia-pacific-entrance-age-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank. "Official entrance age to primary education in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory." Chart. September 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640194/asia-pacific-entrance-age-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank. (2022). Official entrance age to primary education in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640194/asia-pacific-entrance-age-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank. "Official Entrance Age to Primary Education in The Asia-pacific Region in 2021, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640194/asia-pacific-entrance-age-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank, Official entrance age to primary education in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640194/asia-pacific-entrance-age-primary-education-by-country/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Official entrance age to primary education in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory [Graph], World Bank, September 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/640194/asia-pacific-entrance-age-primary-education-by-country/