Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, French Polynesia or Malta?

French Polynesia, at 11 years against 11 years in Malta as of 2025.

What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between French Polynesia and Malta?

0 years, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Malta?

18 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

French Polynesia vs Malta: Lower secondary school starting age

French Polynesia

11 years

in 2025

Malta

11 years

in 2025

French Polynesia rank

144th

Malta rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

French Polynesia
Malta

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Malta, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

French Polynesia ranks 144th and Malta ranks 144th of 209 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Malta	Ahead
1980s	11 years	11 years	—
1990s	11 years	11 years	—
2010s	11 years	11 years	—
2020s	11 years	11 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, French Polynesia or Malta?: French Polynesia, at 11 years against 11 years in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between French Polynesia and Malta?: 0 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Malta?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do French Polynesia and Malta rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: French Polynesia ranks 144th and Malta 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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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: 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.