France vs Italy: Lower secondary school starting age
France
11 years
in 2025
Italy
11 years
in 2025
France rank
144th
Italy rank
144th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Italy, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Globally, France ranks 144th and Italy ranks 144th 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.