Spain vs East Timor: Lower secondary school starting age
Spain
12 years
in 2025
East Timor
12 years
in 2025
Spain rank
30th
East Timor rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Spain
- East Timor
How they compare
Spain currently reports 12 years against 12 years in East Timor, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 30th of 209 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | East Timor |
| 1980s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | East Timor |
| 1990s | 11.4 years | 12 years | 0.6 years | East Timor |
| 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, Spain or East Timor?
- Spain, at 12 years against 12 years in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Spain and East Timor?
- 0 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and East Timor?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Spain and East Timor rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Spain ranks 30th and East Timor 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
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.