Lower secondary school starting age in Palestine

Palestine: Lower secondary school starting age was 10 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
10 years
in 1970
All-time low
10 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2025

Lower secondary school starting age in Palestine, 1970–2025

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary school starting age in Palestine stood at 10 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in Palestine peaked at 10 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1970.

That places Palestine 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Lower secondary school starting age in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary school starting age (years) in Palestine, 1970 to 2025.
Year years Change
1970 10 years
1971 10 years +0.0%
1972 10 years +0.0%
1973 10 years +0.0%
1974 10 years +0.0%
1975 10 years +0.0%
1976 10 years +0.0%
1977 10 years +0.0%
1978 10 years +0.0%
1979 10 years +0.0%
1980 10 years +0.0%
1981 10 years +0.0%
1982 10 years +0.0%
1983 10 years +0.0%
1984 10 years +0.0%
1985 10 years +0.0%
1986 10 years +0.0%
1987 10 years +0.0%
1988 10 years +0.0%
1989 10 years +0.0%
1990 10 years +0.0%
1991 10 years +0.0%
1992 10 years +0.0%
1993 10 years +0.0%
1994 10 years +0.0%
1995 10 years +0.0%
1996 10 years +0.0%
1997 10 years +0.0%
1998 10 years +0.0%
1999 10 years +0.0%
2000 10 years +0.0%
2001 10 years +0.0%
2002 10 years +0.0%
2003 10 years +0.0%
2004 10 years +0.0%
2005 10 years +0.0%
2006 10 years +0.0%
2007 10 years +0.0%
2008 10 years +0.0%
2009 10 years +0.0%
2010 10 years +0.0%
2011 10 years +0.0%
2012 10 years +0.0%
2013 10 years +0.0%
2014 10 years +0.0%
2015 10 years +0.0%
2016 10 years +0.0%
2017 10 years +0.0%
2018 10 years +0.0%
2019 10 years +0.0%
2020 10 years +0.0%
2021 10 years +0.0%
2022 10 years +0.0%
2023 10 years +0.0%
2025 10 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
1980s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
1990s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
2000s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
2010s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
2020s 10 years 10 years 10 years 5

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 192 Armenia 10 years compare
  2. 192 Austria 10 years compare
  3. 192 Azerbaijan 10 years compare
  4. 192 Belarus 10 years compare
  5. 192 Germany 10 years compare
  6. 192 Kazakhstan 10 years compare
  7. 192 Myanmar 10 years compare
  8. 192 Nepal 10 years compare
  9. 192 Oman 10 years compare
  10. 192 Pakistan 10 years compare
  11. 192 Slovakia 10 years compare
  12. 192 Somalia 10 years compare
  13. 192 Sri Lanka 10 years compare
  14. 192 Turkey 10 years compare
  15. 192 Turkmenistan 10 years compare
  16. 192 Ukraine 10 years compare
  17. 192 United Arab Emirates 10 years compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school starting age in Palestine?
Lower secondary school starting age in Palestine was 10 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 10 years in 1970.
What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1970.
How does Palestine rank for lower secondary school starting age?
Palestine ranks 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.