In Scotland, elementary school is called primary school and students start out at primary 1 which they are 4 and 5 years old.
Interesting, I think I was 5 when I started 1st grade, I could be wrong thoug
I believe I turned 6 right when it started. The UN had a goal of making sure there was universal primary education by 2015. So that means that every child everywhere completes this first bit of education.