Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Austria or Nepal?

Austria, at 10 years against 10 years in Nepal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Nepal?

47 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.

Austria vs Nepal: Lower secondary school starting age

Austria

10 years

in 2025

Nepal

10 years

in 2025

Austria rank

192nd

Nepal rank

192nd

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Austria
Nepal

How they compare

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

Across all 47 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10 years	11 years	1 years	Nepal
1980s	10 years	11 years	1 years	Nepal
1990s	10 years	11 years	1 years	Nepal
2000s	10 years	10.3 years	0.3 years	Nepal
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 Nepal?: Austria, at 10 years against 10 years in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Austria and Nepal?: 0 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Nepal?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Austria and Nepal rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Austria ranks 192nd and Nepal 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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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: 17 September 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.