Education Systems by Country

Explore how education structures differ across countries, from preschool to secondary school

United States

preschool
Age: 4Duration: 2 yrs

Inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

primaryMandatory
Age: 6Duration: 6 yrs

Starting age from SE.PRM.AGES baseline.

secondaryMandatory
Age: 12Duration: 6 yrs

Duration inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

Canada

preschool
Age: 4Duration: 1 yrs

Junior Kindergarten in Ontario

primaryMandatory
Age: 5Duration: 7 yrs
secondaryMandatory
Age: 12Duration: 5 yrs

United Kingdom

preschool
Age: 3Duration: 2 yrs

Inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

primaryMandatory
Age: 5Duration: 6 yrs

Starting age from SE.PRM.AGES baseline.

secondaryMandatory
Age: 11Duration: 6 yrs

Duration inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

Australia

preschool
Age: 3Duration: 2 yrs

Inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

primaryMandatory
Age: 5Duration: 6 yrs

Starting age from SE.PRM.AGES baseline.

secondaryMandatory
Age: 11Duration: 6 yrs

Duration inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

India

preschool
Age: 4Duration: 2 yrs

Inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

primaryMandatory
Age: 6Duration: 6 yrs

Starting age from SE.PRM.AGES baseline.

secondaryMandatory
Age: 12Duration: 6 yrs

Duration inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

Russia

preschool
Age: 5Duration: 2 yrs

Inferred baseline; review locally before publish.

primaryMandatory
Age: 7Duration: 6 yrs

Starting age from SE.PRM.AGES baseline.

secondaryMandatory
Age: 13Duration: 6 yrs

Duration inferred baseline; review locally before publish.