Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Cameroon or Lebanon?

Cameroon, at 12 years against 12 years in Lebanon as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?

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.

Cameroon vs Lebanon: Lower secondary school starting age

Cameroon

12 years

in 2025

Lebanon

12 years

in 2025

Cameroon rank

30th

Lebanon rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Cameroon
Lebanon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Lebanon, a difference of 0 years.

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

Cameroon ranks 30th and Lebanon ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Cameroon
1980s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Cameroon
1990s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Cameroon
2000s	12 years	11.9 years	0.1 years	Cameroon
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, Cameroon or Lebanon?: Cameroon, at 12 years against 12 years in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Cameroon and Lebanon?: 0 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Lebanon rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Cameroon ranks 30th and Lebanon 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.