Statizoid

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Lower secondary school starting age

Nepal
10 years
in 2025
Sri Lanka
10 years
in 2025
Nepal rank
192nd
Sri Lanka rank
192nd

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Nepal ranks 192nd and Sri Lanka ranks 192nd 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.