New Zealand vs Samoa: Lower secondary school starting age
New Zealand
11 years
in 2025
Samoa
11 years
in 2025
New Zealand rank
144th
Samoa rank
144th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- New Zealand
- Samoa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Samoa, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 144th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, New Zealand or Samoa?
- New Zealand, at 11 years against 11 years in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between New Zealand and Samoa?
- 0 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- New Zealand ranks 144th and Samoa 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
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.