Cyprus vs Rwanda: Lower secondary school starting age
Cyprus
12 years
in 2025
Rwanda
12 years
in 2025
Cyprus rank
30th
Rwanda rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Cyprus
- Rwanda
How they compare
Cyprus 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.
Cyprus 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 | Cyprus | 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, Cyprus or Rwanda?
- Cyprus, at 12 years against 12 years in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Cyprus and Rwanda?
- 0 years, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Rwanda?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Rwanda rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Cyprus 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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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.