What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Czech Republic and Poland, Republic of?

0 years, with Czech Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czech Republic and Poland, Republic of?

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.

Czech Republic vs Poland, Republic of: Lower secondary school starting age

Czech Republic

11 years

in 2025

Poland, Republic of

11 years

in 2025

Czech Republic rank

144th

Poland, Republic of rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Czech Republic
Poland, Republic of

How they compare

Czech Republic currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Poland, Republic of, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Poland, Republic of has been ahead every year.

Czech Republic ranks 144th and Poland, Republic of ranks 144th of 209 countries.

Poland, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czech Republic	Poland, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10 years	13 years	3 years	Poland, Republic of
1980s	10 years	13 years	3 years	Poland, Republic of
1990s	10.3 years	13 years	2.7 years	Poland, Republic of
2000s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Poland, Republic of
2010s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Poland, Republic of
2020s	11 years	11 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Czech Republic or Poland, Republic of?: Czech Republic, at 11 years against 11 years in Poland, Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Czech Republic and Poland, Republic of?: 0 years, with Czech Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czech Republic and Poland, Republic of?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Czech Republic and Poland, Republic of rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Czech Republic ranks 144th and Poland, Republic of ranks 144th 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: 06 August 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.