Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Kuwait or North Macedonia?

Kuwait, at 11 years against 11 years in North Macedonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North Macedonia?

55 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.

Kuwait vs North Macedonia: Lower secondary school starting age

Kuwait

11 years

in 2025

North Macedonia

11 years

in 2025

Kuwait rank

144th

North Macedonia rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Kuwait
North Macedonia

How they compare

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

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

Kuwait ranks 144th and North Macedonia ranks 144th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10 years	11 years	1 years	North Macedonia
1980s	10 years	11 years	1 years	North Macedonia
1990s	10 years	11 years	1 years	North Macedonia
2000s	10.5 years	11 years	0.5 years	North Macedonia
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 North Macedonia?: Kuwait, at 11 years against 11 years in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Kuwait and North Macedonia?: 0 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North Macedonia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and North Macedonia rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Kuwait ranks 144th and North Macedonia 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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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.