Austria vs Belarus: Lower secondary school starting age

Austria
10 years
in 2025
Belarus
10 years
in 2025
Austria rank
192nd
Belarus rank
192nd

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Austria
  • Belarus
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Belarus, a difference of 0 years.

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

Austria ranks 192nd and Belarus ranks 192nd of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belarus Difference Ahead
1970s 10 years 12 years 2 years Belarus
1980s 10 years 12 years 2 years Belarus
1990s 10 years 10.2 years 0.2 years Belarus
2000s 10 years 10 years 0 years
2010s 10 years 10 years 0 years
2020s 10 years 10 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Austria or Belarus?
Austria, at 10 years against 10 years in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Austria and Belarus?
0 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belarus?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Austria and Belarus rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Austria ranks 192nd and Belarus ranks 192nd 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

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

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.