Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Sri Lanka or Turkey?

Sri Lanka, at 10 years against 10 years in Turkey as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Turkey: Lower secondary school starting age

Sri Lanka

10 years

in 2025

Turkey

10 years

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

192nd

Turkey rank

192nd

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Sri Lanka
Turkey

How they compare

Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka 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	Sri Lanka	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11 years	11 years	0 years	—
1980s	11 years	11 years	0 years	—
1990s	10.8 years	11 years	0.2 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, Sri Lanka or Turkey?: Sri Lanka, at 10 years against 10 years in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Sri Lanka and Turkey?: 0 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Turkey rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Sri Lanka 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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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.