Austria vs Germany: Lower secondary school starting age
Austria
10 years
in 2025
Germany
10 years
in 2025
Austria rank
192nd
Germany rank
192nd
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Germany, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 192nd and Germany ranks 192nd of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | — |
| 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 Germany?
- Austria, at 10 years against 10 years in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Austria and Germany?
- 0 years, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Austria ranks 192nd and Germany 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
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.