What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Bhutan?

0 years, with Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Bhutan?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands vs Bhutan: Lower secondary school starting age

Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands

12 years

in 2025

Bhutan

12 years

in 2025

Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands rank

30th

Bhutan rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bhutan

How they compare

Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Bhutan, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands ranks 30th and Bhutan ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands	Bhutan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	12 years	0 years	—
1980s	12 years	12.4 years	0.4 years	Bhutan
1990s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Bhutan
2000s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Bhutan
2010s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Bhutan
2020s	12 years	12.33 years	0.3333 years	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands or Bhutan?: Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands, at 12 years against 12 years in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Bhutan?: 0 years, with Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Bhutan?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Bhutan rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands ranks 30th and Bhutan 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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Indicator: Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 11,411 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.