Türkiye vs Ukraine: Lower secondary school starting age

Türkiye
10 years
in 2025
Ukraine
10 years
in 2025
Türkiye rank
192nd
Ukraine rank
192nd

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Ukraine, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.

Türkiye ranks 192nd and Ukraine ranks 192nd of 209 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Türkiye Ukraine Difference Ahead
1970s 11 years 10 years 1 years Türkiye
1980s 11 years 10 years 1 years Türkiye
1990s 11 years 10 years 1 years Türkiye
2000s 11 years 10 years 1 years Türkiye
2010s 10.3 years 10 years 0.3 years Türkiye
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, Türkiye or Ukraine?
Türkiye, at 10 years against 10 years in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Türkiye and Ukraine?
0 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Ukraine?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Türkiye and Ukraine rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Türkiye ranks 192nd and Ukraine 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

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

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.