Denmark vs Sweden: Lower secondary school starting age
Denmark
13 years
in 2025
Sweden
13 years
in 2025
Denmark rank
5th
Sweden rank
5th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Globally, Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 5th of 209 countries.
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About this data
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.