Belgium vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Lower secondary school starting age
Belgium
12 years
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
12 years
in 2025
Belgium rank
30th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Belgium
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0 years.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 30th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Belgium or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Belgium, at 12 years against 12 years in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Belgium and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.