Ecuador vs Egypt: Lower secondary school starting age

Ecuador
12 years
in 2025
Egypt
12 years
in 2025
Ecuador rank
30th
Egypt rank
30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Egypt, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Ecuador ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 12 years 12 years 0 years
1980s 12 years 12 years 0 years
1990s 12 years 11 years 1 years Ecuador
2000s 12 years 11.5 years 0.5 years Ecuador
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, Ecuador or Egypt?
Ecuador, at 12 years against 12 years in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Ecuador and Egypt?
0 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Egypt?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Egypt rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Ecuador ranks 30th and Egypt 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

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

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.