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DEFINITION:
Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 18 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Ethiopia | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Guinea | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Senegal | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Papua New Guinea | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Lithuania | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Equatorial Guinea | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Uganda | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Niger | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Burundi | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Bhutan | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =2 | Namibia | 17 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Australia | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | El Salvador | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Tuvalu | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Rwanda | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Denmark | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Moldova | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Estonia | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Uzbekistan | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Fiji | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Maldives | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Suriname | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Jordan | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Mauritania | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Botswana | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Guatemala | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Spain | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Lesotho | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Benin | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Togo | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Sweden | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Mali | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Russia | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Chad | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | South Africa | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Latvia | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Mozambique | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Gambia | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Switzerland | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Malta | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Iceland | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Zambia | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Germany | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Kazakhstan | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Poland | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Comoros | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Swaziland | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Palestine | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Cameroon | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Burkina Faso | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Tajikistan | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Afghanistan | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Vanuatu | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Nauru | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Norway | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Malawi | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Indonesia | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Finland | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Central African Republic | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Liechtenstein | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Andorra | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | Ireland | 16 | 2012 | ||
| =13 | American Samoa | 16 | 1999 | ||
| =66 | Netherlands | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Liberia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Dominica | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Turkmenistan | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | East Timor | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Brazil | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Belarus | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Algeria | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Puerto Rico | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Kiribati | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Haiti | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Croatia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Guinea-Bissau | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Grenada | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Seychelles | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Uruguay | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Egypt | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Djibouti | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Nicaragua | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Kuwait | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Montserrat | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Guyana | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Romania | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Bulgaria | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | British Virgin Islands | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Vietnam | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | United States | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Tonga | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Ukraine | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Armenia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | China | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Cuba | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Cook Islands | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Laos | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Peru | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Mongolia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Cyprus | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Saint Lucia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Solomon Islands | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Eritrea | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Czech Republic | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Honduras | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Tunisia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Azerbaijan | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Macau | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Albania | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Jamaica | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Yemen | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | New Zealand | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Niue | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Gabon | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Oman | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Slovenia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Cape Verde | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Saudi Arabia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Ghana | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Argentina | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Cambodia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Paraguay | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Greece | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Serbia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Republic of Macedonia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Mexico | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Syria | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Hungary | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Japan | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Venezuela | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Israel | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Anguilla | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Qatar | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Colombia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Lebanon | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Morocco | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Philippines | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Georgia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Sierra Leone | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Hong Kong | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Belize | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Thailand | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Ecuador | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Nigeria | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Costa Rica | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Panama | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Malaysia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Portugal | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Libya | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Bahrain | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Montenegro | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Slovakia | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | France | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | South Korea | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Madagascar | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Monaco | 15 | 2012 | ||
| =66 | Angola | 15 | 2011 | ||
| =66 | Iraq | 15 | 2010 | ||
| =66 | New Caledonia | 15 | 1999 | ||
| =66 | Martinique | 15 | 1999 | ||
| =66 | Virgin Islands | 15 | 1999 | ||
| =66 | French Guiana | 15 | 1998 | ||
| =66 | Guadeloupe | 15 | 1998 | ||
| =66 | French Polynesia | 15 | 1998 | ||
| =66 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 15 | 1998 | ||
| =178 | Sri Lanka | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Singapore | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Burma | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | North Korea | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Belgium | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Chile | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Marshall Islands | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Iran | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Brunei | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Austria | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Tokelau | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Cayman Islands | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Federated States of Micronesia | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Somalia | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Bermuda | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | San Marino | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Kenya | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | India | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | The Bahamas | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Bolivia | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Aruba | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | United Kingdom | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Sudan | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Italy | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Netherlands Antilles | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Palau | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Barbados | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Mauritius | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Canada | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Turkey | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Dominican Republic | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | Bangladesh | 14 | 2012 | ||
| =178 | South Sudan | 14 | 2011 | ||
| =178 | Saint Helena | 14 | 1999 | ||
| =178 | Western Sahara | 14 | 1998 | ||
| =214 | Samoa | 13 | 2012 | ||
| =214 | Gibraltar | 13 | 2012 | ||
| =214 | Nepal | 13 | 2012 | ||
| =214 | Pakistan | 13 | 2012 | ||
| 218 | Norfolk Island | 1 | 1999 | ||
| 219 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2012 |