What age would you expect a child to be able to read an analogue clock these days?

[AFewScrewsLucy]

Recently the Year 11 students in the school I work in had to be provided digital clocks for the exam hall as they couldn't read the analogue ones.

And my 11 yo nephew couldn't tell what time 2:20 was on the clock.

Is this a lost skill?

I'm 25 and I don't really know how to do it. I was taught in school just forgot since there was no need to read an analogue clock since always had digital ones. I could re-learn but there's no need. I don't think it's a huge deal just a sign of the times.

I'm so surprised by many of the responses in this thread. I realise that it's different for children with special needs, but for other children, surely teaching them to tell the time is one of the basic things that parents do to prepare children for school, like tying shoelaces, learning the alphabet and numbers, knowing their address and phone number, basic table manners etc?

I'm sure we had this thread about a month ago. They learn it but because they don't use it often, they have to work it out each time instead of it being instinctual. Like how I learned to read roman numerals, but if I want to work out the year a film was made, I have to think it through. It might only take 10 seconds or so to work out, but in an exam, time can be crucial or could mean you loose your train of thought.

I know 16 year olds can't now days but I would expect a child to certainly tell the time before starting school at 4. My dd did. (She's late 20s now) It's something I taught her asap. That's a basic thing parents should be teaching.

That would also presumably mean she could count in 5s before starting school? (Otherwise how do you get to 23 minutes to 4?)
That really isn't a pre-school expectation.

My 8 year old can do analogue (he has an analogue watch), 24 hour and digital easily. However we've pushed it as opposed to the school. The practice element is why he has an analogue watch.

Our 5 year old is getting there.

My 6 year old can, she just finished Year 1. I think they may have learnt o'clock and half past in Reception (not sure) but they did it properly this year. We do have plenty analogue clocks in the house though, including her room, and she has an analogue watch so she gets the practice.