Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Iraq or Palau, Republic of?

Iraq, at 12 years against 12 years in Palau, Republic of as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau, Republic of?

54 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.

Iraq vs Palau, Republic of: Lower secondary school starting age

Iraq

12 years

in 2025

Palau, Republic of

12 years

in 2025

Iraq rank

30th

Palau, Republic of rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Iraq
Palau, Republic of

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Palau, Republic of, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 30th and Palau, Republic of ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Palau, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.1 years	11 years	1.1 years	Iraq
1980s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Iraq
1990s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Iraq
2000s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Iraq
2010s	12 years	11.88 years	0.125 years	Iraq
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, Iraq or Palau, Republic of?: Iraq, at 12 years against 12 years in Palau, Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Iraq and Palau, Republic of?: 0 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau, Republic of?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Palau, Republic of rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Iraq ranks 30th and Palau, Republic of 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.