Lesotho vs Niger: Lower secondary school starting age
Lesotho
13 years
in 2025
Niger
13 years
in 2025
Lesotho rank
5th
Niger rank
5th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Lesotho 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.
Lesotho ranks 5th and Niger ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, Lesotho or Niger?
- Lesotho, at 13 years against 13 years in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Lesotho 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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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.