Romania vs Russia: Lower secondary school starting age

Romania
11 years
in 2025
Russia
11 years
in 2025
Romania rank
144th
Russia rank
144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Romania
  • Russia
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Russia, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.

Globally, Romania ranks 144th and Russia ranks 144th 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.