Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Congo or Maldives?

Congo, at 12 years against 12 years in Maldives as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Maldives?

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.

Congo vs Maldives: Lower secondary school starting age

Congo

12 years

in 2025

Maldives

12 years

in 2025

Congo rank

30th

Maldives rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Congo
Maldives

How they compare

Congo currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.

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

Congo ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Congo
1980s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Congo
1990s	12 years	11.4 years	0.6 years	Congo
2000s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Maldives
2010s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Maldives
2020s	12 years	12.33 years	0.3333 years	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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