What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Central African Republic and Rwanda?

0 years, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?

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.

Central African Republic vs Rwanda: Lower secondary school starting age

Central African Republic

12 years

in 2025

Rwanda

12 years

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

30th

Rwanda rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Central African Republic
Rwanda

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0 years.

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

Central African Republic ranks 30th and Rwanda ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Rwanda
1980s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Rwanda
1990s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Rwanda
2000s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Rwanda
2010s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Rwanda
2020s	12 years	12.33 years	0.3333 years	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Central African Republic or Rwanda?: Central African Republic, at 12 years against 12 years in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 0 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Rwanda?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Rwanda rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Central African Republic ranks 30th and Rwanda 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: 17 September 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.