Namibia vs South Africa: Lower secondary school starting age
Namibia
14 years
in 2025
South Africa
14 years
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14 years against 14 years in South Africa, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Namibia ahead.
Globally, Namibia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st 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.