Statizoid

Benin vs Cape Verde: Lower secondary school starting age

Benin
12 years
in 2025
Cape Verde
12 years
in 2025
Benin rank
30th
Cape Verde rank
30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Benin
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Globally, Benin ranks 30th and Cape Verde ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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About this data

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.