Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Lower secondary school starting age
Kuwait
11 years
in 2025
United Kingdom
11 years
in 2025
Kuwait rank
144th
United Kingdom rank
144th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Kuwait
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 11 years against 11 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 144th and United Kingdom ranks 144th of 209 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 years | 11 years | 1 years | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 10 years | 11 years | 1 years | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 10 years | 11 years | 1 years | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 10.5 years | 11 years | 0.5 years | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | β |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
- Kuwait, at 11 years against 11 years in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 0 years, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Kuwait ranks 144th and United Kingdom 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
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.