Congo vs Portugal: Lower secondary school starting age
Congo
12 years
in 2025
Portugal
12 years
in 2025
Congo rank
30th
Portugal rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Congo
- Portugal
How they compare
Congo currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Portugal, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Congo or Portugal?
- Congo, at 12 years against 12 years in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Congo and Portugal?
- 0 years, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Portugal rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Congo ranks 30th and Portugal 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
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.