Pakistan vs Turkey: Lower secondary school starting age
Pakistan
10 years
in 2025
Turkey
10 years
in 2025
Pakistan rank
192nd
Turkey rank
192nd
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Pakistan
- Turkey
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Turkey, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 192nd and Turkey ranks 192nd of 209 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 years | 11 years | 1 years | Turkey |
| 1980s | 10 years | 11 years | 1 years | Turkey |
| 1990s | 10 years | 11 years | 1 years | Turkey |
| 2000s | 10 years | 11 years | 1 years | Turkey |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10.3 years | 0.3 years | Turkey |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Pakistan or Turkey?
- Pakistan, at 10 years against 10 years in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Pakistan and Turkey?
- 0 years, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Turkey?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Turkey rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Pakistan ranks 192nd and Turkey ranks 192nd 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.