Egypt vs Sudan: Lower secondary school starting age
Egypt
12 years
in 2025
Sudan
12 years
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
Sudan rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Sudan, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Sudan |
| 2000s | 11.5 years | 12 years | 0.5 years | Sudan |
| 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, Egypt or Sudan?
- Egypt, at 12 years against 12 years in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Egypt and Sudan?
- 0 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Sudan 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.