Namibia vs Tanzania: Lower secondary school starting age

Namibia
14 years
in 2025
Tanzania
14 years
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Tanzania rank
1st

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Namibia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14 years against 14 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Namibia ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st 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.