Cyprus vs Malawi: Lower secondary school starting age
Cyprus
12 years
in 2025
Malawi
12 years
in 2025
Cyprus rank
30th
Malawi rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Cyprus
- Malawi
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Malawi, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12.2 years | 0.2 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, Cyprus or Malawi?
- Cyprus, at 12 years against 12 years in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Cyprus and Malawi?
- 0 years, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malawi?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Malawi rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Cyprus ranks 30th and Malawi 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.