Ethiopia vs Guinea: Lower secondary school starting age

Ethiopia
13 years
in 2025
Guinea
13 years
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
5th
Guinea rank
5th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Guinea, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 5th 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.