What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?

0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Republic of Korea: Lower secondary school starting age

Burkina Faso

12 years

in 2025

Republic of Korea

12 years

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

30th

Republic of Korea rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Burkina Faso
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 years.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Republic of Korea ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Burkina Faso
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, Burkina Faso or Republic of Korea?: Burkina Faso, at 12 years against 12 years in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?: 0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Republic of Korea rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Republic of Korea 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

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: 20 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.