Equatorial Guinea vs Ireland: Lower secondary school starting age
Equatorial Guinea
13 years
in 2025
Ireland
13 years
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
5th
Ireland rank
5th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ireland
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Ireland, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 11.2 years | 12.2 years | 1 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 12.3 years | 13 years | 0.7 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Equatorial Guinea or Ireland?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 13 years against 13 years in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Equatorial Guinea and Ireland?
- 0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ireland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ireland rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Ireland 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.