Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Burundi or Cape Verde?

Burundi, at 12 years against 12 years in Cape Verde as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cape Verde?

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.

Burundi vs Cape Verde: Lower secondary school starting age

Burundi

12 years

in 2025

Cape Verde

12 years

in 2025

Burundi rank

30th

Cape Verde rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Burundi
Cape Verde

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 30th and Cape Verde ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.3 years	13 years	0.3 years	Burundi
1980s	13 years	13 years	0 years	—
1990s	13 years	12.8 years	0.2 years	Burundi
2000s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Burundi
2010s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Burundi
2020s	12.67 years	12 years	0.6667 years	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Burundi or Cape Verde?: Burundi, at 12 years against 12 years in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Burundi and Cape Verde?: 0 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cape Verde?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Cape Verde rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Burundi ranks 30th and Cape Verde 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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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.