Morocco vs Puerto Rico: Lower secondary school starting age

Morocco
12 years
in 2025
Puerto Rico
12 years
in 2025
Morocco rank
30th
Puerto Rico rank
30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Morocco
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 30th and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 12.33 years 12 years 0.3333 years Morocco
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, Morocco or Puerto Rico?
Morocco, at 12 years against 12 years in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Morocco and Puerto Rico?
0 years, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Puerto Rico?
29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Puerto Rico rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Morocco ranks 30th and Puerto Rico 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

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

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.