Botswana vs Denmark: Lower secondary school starting age

Botswana
13 years
in 2025
Denmark
13 years
in 2025
Botswana rank
5th
Denmark rank
5th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Botswana
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Denmark, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 5th and Denmark ranks 5th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 13.3 years 12 years 1.3 years Botswana
1980s 13.9 years 12.9 years 1 years Botswana
1990s 13.5 years 13 years 0.5 years Botswana
2000s 13 years 13 years 0 years
2010s 13 years 13 years 0 years
2020s 13 years 13 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Botswana or Denmark?
Botswana, at 13 years against 13 years in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Botswana and Denmark?
0 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Denmark?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Denmark rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Botswana ranks 5th and Denmark ranks 5th 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

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.