Equatorial Guinea vs Mozambique: Lower secondary school starting age

Equatorial Guinea
13 years
in 2025
Mozambique
13 years
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
5th
Mozambique rank
5th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0 years.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 5th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 11 years 10.5 years 0.5 years Equatorial Guinea
1980s 11 years 11 years 0 years β€”
1990s 11.2 years 12.2 years 1 years Mozambique
2000s 12.3 years 13 years 0.7 years Mozambique
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 Mozambique?
Equatorial Guinea, at 13 years against 13 years in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique?
0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and Mozambique 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

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.