What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Eritrea, The State of and Hungary?

0 years, with Eritrea, The State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Hungary?

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.

Eritrea, The State of vs Hungary: Lower secondary school starting age

Eritrea, The State of

11 years

in 2025

Hungary

11 years

in 2025

Eritrea, The State of rank

144th

Hungary rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Eritrea, The State of
Hungary

How they compare

Eritrea, The State of currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Hungary, a difference of 0 years.

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

Eritrea, The State of ranks 144th and Hungary ranks 144th of 209 countries.

Eritrea, The State of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea, The State of	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13 years	11 years	2 years	Eritrea, The State of
1980s	13 years	11 years	2 years	Eritrea, The State of
1990s	12.2 years	11 years	1.2 years	Eritrea, The State of
2000s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Eritrea, The State of
2010s	11.3 years	11 years	0.3 years	Eritrea, The State of
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, Eritrea, The State of or Hungary?: Eritrea, The State of, at 11 years against 11 years in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Eritrea, The State of and Hungary?: 0 years, with Eritrea, The State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea, The State of and Hungary?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Eritrea, The State of and Hungary rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Eritrea, The State of ranks 144th and Hungary 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: 06 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.