Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Ireland or Lesotho, Kingdom of?

Ireland, at 13 years against 13 years in Lesotho, Kingdom of as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho, Kingdom of?

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.

Ireland vs Lesotho, Kingdom of: Lower secondary school starting age

Ireland

13 years

in 2025

Lesotho, Kingdom of

13 years

in 2025

Ireland rank

5th

Lesotho, Kingdom of rank

5th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Ireland
Lesotho, Kingdom of

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Lesotho, Kingdom of, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Lesotho, Kingdom of has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 5th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 5th of 209 countries.

Lesotho, Kingdom of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Lesotho, Kingdom of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
1980s	12 years	13 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
1990s	12.2 years	13 years	0.8 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
2000s	13 years	13 years	0 years	—
2010s	13 years	13 years	0 years	—
2020s	13 years	13 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Ireland or Lesotho, Kingdom of?: Ireland, at 13 years against 13 years in Lesotho, Kingdom of as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Ireland and Lesotho, Kingdom of?: 0 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho, Kingdom of?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Lesotho, Kingdom of rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Ireland ranks 5th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 5th 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.