Afghanistan vs Estonia: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Afghanistan
13 years
in 2025
Estonia
13 years
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
5th
Estonia rank
5th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Afghanistan
- Estonia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Estonia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 5th of 221 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 13 years | 12.6 years | 0.4 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Afghanistan or Estonia?
- Afghanistan, at 13 years against 13 years in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Afghanistan and Estonia?
- 0 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Estonia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Estonia rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 5th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release