World Bank · Education

Finland: Primary school starting age

7years · 20250.0% since 2015

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. Annual figures for Finland from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

Year	Value (years)	Note
2025	7
2024	7
2023	7
2022	7
2021	7
2020	7
2019	7
2018	7
2017	7
2016	7
2015	7
2014	7
2013	7
2012	7
2011	7
2010	7
2009	7
2008	7
2007	7
2006	7
2005	7
2004	7
2003	7
2002	7
2001	7
2000	7
1999	7
1998	7
1997	7
1996	7
1995	7
1994	7
1993	7
1992	7
1991	7
1990	7
1989	7
1988	7
1987	7
1986	7
1985	7
1984	7
1983	7
1982	7
1981	7
1980	7
1979	7
1978	7
1977	7
1976	7
1975	7
1974	7
1973	7
1972	7
1971	7
1970	7

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Primary school starting age. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-primary-school-starting-age (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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