Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Samoa or Tajikistan?

Samoa, at 11 years against 11 years in Tajikistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Samoa vs Tajikistan: Lower secondary school starting age

Samoa

11 years

in 2025

Tajikistan

11 years

in 2025

Samoa rank

144th

Tajikistan rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Samoa
Tajikistan

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 144th and Tajikistan ranks 144th of 209 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tajikistan	Ahead
1970s	11 years	11 years	—
1980s	11 years	11 years	—
1990s	11 years	11 years	—
2000s	11 years	11 years	—
2010s	11 years	11 years	—
2020s	11 years	11 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Samoa or Tajikistan?: Samoa, at 11 years against 11 years in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Samoa and Tajikistan?: 0 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Samoa ranks 144th and Tajikistan 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.