Australia vs Cameroon: Lower secondary school starting age
Australia
12 years
in 2025
Cameroon
12 years
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
Cameroon rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Australia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 30th and Cameroon ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, Australia or Cameroon?
- Australia, at 12 years against 12 years in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Australia and Cameroon?
- 0 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cameroon?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Cameroon rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Australia ranks 30th and Cameroon 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.