Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Lithuania or Poland?

Lithuania, at 11 years against 11 years in Poland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Poland?

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.

Lithuania vs Poland: Lower secondary school starting age

Lithuania

11 years

in 2025

Poland

11 years

in 2025

Lithuania rank

144th

Poland rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Lithuania
Poland

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Poland, a difference of 0 years.

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

Lithuania ranks 144th and Poland ranks 144th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Poland
1980s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Poland
1990s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Poland
2000s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Poland
2010s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Poland
2020s	11 years	11 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Lithuania or Poland?: Lithuania, at 11 years against 11 years in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Lithuania and Poland?: 0 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Poland?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Poland rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Lithuania ranks 144th and Poland 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

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.