Argentina vs Cyprus: Lower secondary school starting age
Argentina
12 years
in 2025
Cyprus
12 years
in 2025
Argentina rank
30th
Cyprus rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Argentina
- Cyprus
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Cyprus, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 30th and Cyprus ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Argentina |
| 1980s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Argentina |
| 1990s | 12.8 years | 12 years | 0.8 years | Argentina |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Argentina or Cyprus?
- Argentina, at 12 years against 12 years in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Argentina and Cyprus?
- 0 years, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cyprus?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Cyprus rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Argentina ranks 30th and Cyprus ranks 30th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.