Canada vs Egypt: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Canada
12 years
in 2025
Egypt
12 years
in 2025
Canada rank
30th
Egypt rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Canada
- Egypt
How they compare
Canada currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Egypt, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Canada ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 12 years | 11.5 years | 0.5 years | Canada |
| 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 official entrance age to lower secondary education, Canada or Egypt?
- Canada, at 12 years against 12 years in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Canada and Egypt?
- 0 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Canada ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 30th of 215 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