Germany vs Ukraine: Lower secondary school starting age
Germany
10 years
in 2025
Ukraine
10 years
in 2025
Germany rank
192nd
Ukraine rank
192nd
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Germany
- Ukraine
How they compare
Germany currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Ukraine, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 192nd and Ukraine ranks 192nd of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | β |
| 1980s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | β |
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | β |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | β |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | β |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Germany or Ukraine?
- Germany, at 10 years against 10 years in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Germany and Ukraine?
- 0 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ukraine?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Ukraine rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Germany ranks 192nd and Ukraine ranks 192nd 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.