Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Djibouti or Samoa?

Djibouti, at 11 years against 11 years in Samoa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Samoa?

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.

Djibouti vs Samoa: Lower secondary school starting age

Djibouti

11 years

in 2025

Samoa

11 years

in 2025

Djibouti rank

144th

Samoa rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Djibouti
Samoa

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Samoa, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 144th of 209 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Djibouti
1980s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Djibouti
1990s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Djibouti
2000s	11.8 years	11 years	0.8 years	Djibouti
2010s	11 years	11 years	0 years	—
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, Djibouti or Samoa?: Djibouti, at 11 years against 11 years in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Djibouti and Samoa?: 0 years, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Samoa?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Samoa rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Djibouti ranks 144th and Samoa 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: 20 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.