Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Greece or Maldives?

Greece, at 12 years against 12 years in Maldives as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Maldives?

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.

Greece vs Maldives: Lower secondary school starting age

Greece

12 years

in 2025

Maldives

12 years

in 2025

Greece rank

30th

Maldives rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Greece
Maldives

How they compare

Greece currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.

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

Greece ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Greece
1980s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Greece
1990s	12 years	11.4 years	0.6 years	Greece
2000s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Maldives
2010s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Maldives
2020s	12 years	12.33 years	0.3333 years	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Greece or Maldives?: Greece, at 12 years against 12 years in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Greece and Maldives?: 0 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Maldives?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Greece and Maldives rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Greece ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 30th 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.