Mali vs Uganda: Lower secondary school starting age
Mali
13 years
in 2025
Uganda
13 years
in 2025
Mali rank
5th
Uganda rank
5th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Mali
- Uganda
How they compare
Mali currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Uganda, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
| 1980s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
| 1990s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Mali or Uganda?
- Mali, at 13 years against 13 years in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Mali and Uganda?
- 0 years, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Uganda rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Mali ranks 5th and Uganda 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.