Libya vs Syria: Lower secondary school starting age
Libya
12 years
in 2025
Syria
12 years
in 2025
Libya rank
30th
Syria rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Syria, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Libya ranks 30th and Syria ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
| 2000s | 12 years | 10.6 years | 1.4 years | Libya |
| 2010s | 12 years | 11.2 years | 0.8 years | Libya |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Libya or Syria?
- Libya, at 12 years against 12 years in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Libya and Syria?
- 0 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Libya ranks 30th and Syria 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.