Educational System
Education is free of charge and compulsory from the age of 6 or 7 to 16 years (covering
"primary" and "basic" education).
Pre-tertiary education is organized in 4 main cycles:
Pre-school education (until age 5 or 6)
Pre-primary education(1 year, between age 5-7)
Primary education(4 years, between age 6-11)