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