Belarus vs Germany: Lower secondary school starting age
Belarus
10 years
in 2025
Germany
10 years
in 2025
Belarus rank
192nd
Germany rank
192nd
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Belarus
- Germany
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Germany, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 192nd and Germany ranks 192nd of 209 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 10 years | 2 years | Belarus |
| 1980s | 12 years | 10 years | 2 years | Belarus |
| 1990s | 10.2 years | 10 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, Belarus or Germany?
- Belarus, at 10 years against 10 years in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Belarus and Germany?
- 0 years, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Germany?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Germany rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Belarus 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.