school age

noun

An age at which a child is required to attend school.

Meanings

nounschool age (countable and uncountable, plural school ages)

plural school ages · alternative school-age · alternative schoolage

  1. countableuncountableeducationAn age at which a child is required to attend school.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 學齡 /学龄
  • 學齡 /学龄 (xuélíng)age at which a child is required to attend school
Danish skolealder
  • skolealderage at which a child is required to attend school
Finnish kouluikä
  • kouluikäage at which a child is required to attend school
German Schulalter
  • Schulalterage at which a child is required to attend school
Japanese 学齢
  • 学齢 (gakurei)age at which a child is required to attend school
Portuguese idade escolar
  • idade escolarage at which a child is required to attend school
Russian шко́льный во́зраст
  • шко́льный во́зраст (škólʹnyj vózrast)age at which a child is required to attend school
Cite this entry
APA

school age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20age

MLA

“school age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20age. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “school age,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20age.

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