Denmark vs Estonia: Lower secondary school starting age
Denmark
13 years
in 2025
Estonia
13 years
in 2025
Denmark rank
5th
Estonia rank
5th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Estonia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Estonia ahead.
Denmark ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 12.9 years | 12 years | 0.9 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 13 years | 12.6 years | 0.4 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Denmark or Estonia?
- Denmark, at 13 years against 13 years in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Denmark and Estonia?
- 0 years, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 5th 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.