Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Belize or Gabon?

Belize, at 11 years against 11 years in Gabon as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gabon?

56 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.

Belize vs Gabon: Lower secondary school starting age

Belize

11 years

in 2025

Gabon

11 years

in 2025

Belize rank

144th

Gabon rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Belize
Gabon

How they compare

Belize currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Gabon, a difference of 0 years.

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

Belize ranks 144th and Gabon ranks 144th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	12 years	0 years	—
1980s	11.6 years	12 years	0.4 years	Gabon
1990s	11 years	12 years	1 years	Gabon
2000s	11 years	12 years	1 years	Gabon
2010s	11 years	11.2 years	0.2 years	Gabon
2020s	11 years	11 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Belize or Gabon?: Belize, at 11 years against 11 years in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Belize and Gabon?: 0 years, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gabon?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Belize and Gabon rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Belize ranks 144th and Gabon ranks 144th 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: 06 August 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.