Kuwait vs Madagascar: Lower secondary school starting age

Kuwait
11 years
in 2025
Madagascar
11 years
in 2025
Kuwait rank
144th
Madagascar rank
144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Kuwait
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 144th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 10 years 11.7 years 1.7 years Madagascar
1980s 10 years 11 years 1 years Madagascar
1990s 10 years 11 years 1 years Madagascar
2000s 10.5 years 11 years 0.5 years Madagascar
2010s 11 years 11 years 0 years
2020s 11 years 11 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Kuwait or Madagascar?
Kuwait, at 11 years against 11 years in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Kuwait and Madagascar?
0 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Madagascar?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Madagascar rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Kuwait ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 144th 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

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

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.