Iran vs Spain: Lower secondary school starting age
Iran
12 years
in 2025
Spain
12 years
in 2025
Iran rank
30th
Spain rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Iran
- Spain
How they compare
Iran currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Spain, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 30th and Spain ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2 years | 11 years | 0.2 years | Iran |
| 1980s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 11 years | 11.4 years | 0.4 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 11.7 years | 12 years | 0.3 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Iran or Spain?
- Iran, at 12 years against 12 years in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Iran and Spain?
- 0 years, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Spain rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Iran ranks 30th and Spain 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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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.