oddly enough, i had one at 32 also. the 33 and 32 year olds were kids who were born with skills. so if they were born with farming skill, they took to farming easily and became masters at a young age. as soon as they became masters in their given skill, i paired them with a 50+ year old female and got them to be master parents within a few minutes. i then put them on research and let them do that until they became masters. so it didn't take long for them to become elders. and for the record, most of my elders happened in their 40's and 50's.

i actually had one who became an elder at 14, but that was a fluke. he had been in his 40's, but ringing the gong caused him to turn 5 years old again. he was already very close to being an elder at the time, so once he turned 14 and was able to work, it didn't take long for him to get just a little more experience and become an elder.