[School year 2026] Date of birth and age of 1st grade in elementary school

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Date of birth and age of 1st grade in elementary school as of School year 2026(Reiwa 8).
You can also check the age before and after the birthday, and the Sexagenary cycle.
In addition, you can easily check Grade list such as date of birth, grade, age, etc. for each year in the table.

School year starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st of the following year.
"School year 2026" is from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.

School year 2026(Reiwa 8) - 1st grade in elementary school

School year 2026
(Reiwa 8)
April 2, 2026 – April 1, 2027
Grade 1st grade in elementary school
Date of birth April 2, 2019 – April 1, 2020
Age 6 years old – 7 years old
If your birthday has not yet come after April 2nd : 6 years old
If your birthday is after April 2nd : 7 years old
Sexagenary cycle
Born in 2019 : 亥(I 亥(I))
Born in 2020 : 子(Ne 子(Ne))

Grade list

DateGrade Age
April 2, 2019 – April 1, 2020 Birth
April 2, 2020 – April 1, 2021 0 – 1
April 2, 2021 – April 1, 2022 1 – 2
April 2, 2022 – April 1, 2023 2 – 3
April 2, 2023 – April 1, 2024 1st year of kindergarten 3 – 4
April 2, 2024 – April 1, 2025 2nd year of kindergarten 4 – 5
April 2, 2025 – April 1, 2026 3rd year of kindergarten 5 – 6
April 2, 2026 – April 1, 2027 1st grade in elementary school 6 – 7
April 2, 2027 – April 1, 2028 2nd grade in elementary school 7 – 8
April 2, 2028 – April 1, 2029 3rd grade in elementary school 8 – 9
April 2, 2029 – April 1, 2030 4th grade in elementary school 9 – 10
April 2, 2030 – April 1, 2031 5th grade in elementary school 10 – 11
April 2, 2031 – April 1, 2032 6th grade in elementary school 11 – 12
April 2, 2032 – April 1, 2033 1st grade in junior high school 12 – 13
April 2, 2033 – April 1, 2034 2nd grade in junior high school 13 – 14
April 2, 2034 – April 1, 2035 3rd grade in junior high school 14 – 15
April 2, 2035 – April 1, 2036 1st grade in high school 15 – 16
April 2, 2036 – April 1, 2037 2nd grade in high school 16 – 17
April 2, 2037 – April 1, 2038 3rd grade in high school 17 – 18
April 2, 2038 – April 1, 2039 1st year university student 18 – 19
April 2, 2039 – April 1, 2040 2nd year university student 19 – 20
April 2, 2040 – April 1, 2041 3rd year university student 20 – 21
April 2, 2041 – April 1, 2042 4th year university student 21 – 22
April 2, 2042 – April 1, 2043 1st year master's student 22 – 23
April 2, 2043 – April 1, 2044 2nd year master's student 23 – 24
April 2, 2044 – April 1, 2045 1st year Ph.D. student 24 – 25
April 2, 2045 – April 1, 2046 2nd year Ph.D. student 25 – 26
April 2, 2046 – April 1, 2047 3rd year Ph.D. student 26 – 27

*Primary school(6 years) / Junior high school(3 years) / High school(3 years) / Four-year university(4 years) / Master's course(2 years) / Doctoral course(3 years)

*Age does not take into account repeat grades or ronin.

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