Libya vs Nigeria: Lower secondary school starting age
Libya
12 years
in 2025
Nigeria
12 years
in 2025
Libya rank
30th
Nigeria rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Libya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Libya or Nigeria?
- Libya, at 12 years against 12 years in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Libya and Nigeria?
- 0 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Libya ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 30th 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.