Namibia vs Zambia: Lower secondary school starting age
Namibia
14 years
in 2025
Zambia
14 years
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14 years against 14 years in Zambia, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 years | 14 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 14 years | 14 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 14 years | 14 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 14 years | 14 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 14 years | 14 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 14 years | 14 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 14 years against 14 years in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st 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.