Kenya vs Spain: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Kenya
12 years
in 2025
Spain
12 years
in 2025
Kenya rank
30th
Spain rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Kenya
- Spain
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Spain, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 30th and Spain ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 12 years | 11.4 years | 0.6 years | Kenya |
| 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 official entrance age to lower secondary education, Kenya or Spain?
- Kenya, at 12 years against 12 years in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Kenya and Spain?
- 0 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Spain rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Kenya ranks 30th and Spain 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