Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Latvia or Niger?

Latvia, at 13 years against 13 years in Niger as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Niger?

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.

Latvia vs Niger: Lower secondary school starting age

Latvia

13 years

in 2025

Niger

13 years

in 2025

Latvia rank

5th

Niger rank

5th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Latvia
Niger

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Niger, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 5th and Niger ranks 5th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Niger
1980s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Niger
1990s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Niger
2000s	11.6 years	13 years	1.4 years	Niger
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, Latvia or Niger?: Latvia, at 13 years against 13 years in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Latvia and Niger?: 0 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Niger?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Niger rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Latvia ranks 5th and Niger 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.