Education > Secondary school starting age > Years: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary 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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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=1 | Namibia | 14 | 2012 | ||
=1 | Zambia | 14 | 2012 | ||
=1 | South Africa | 14 | 2012 | ||
=1 | Tanzania | 14 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Poland | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Iceland | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Bhutan | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Burundi | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Switzerland | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Niger | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Uganda | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Mozambique | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Latvia | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Mali | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Sweden | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Lesotho | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Equatorial Guinea | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Guatemala | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | The Gambia | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Botswana | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Zimbabwe | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Papua New Guinea | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Senegal | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Maldives | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Estonia | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Denmark | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Ethiopia | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Swaziland | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Afghanistan | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Norway | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Indonesia | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Finland | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Guinea | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Ireland | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | El Salvador | 13 | 2012 | ||
=5 | Rwanda | 13 | 2012 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 12.4 | 2012 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 12.1 | 2012 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 12.08 | 2011 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 12.07 | 2012 | |||
=37 | Somalia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Peru | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Jamaica | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Yemen | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Oman | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Spain | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Slovenia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Canada | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | East Timor | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Cameroon | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Burkina Faso | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Dominica | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Liberia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Netherlands | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | South Korea | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Vanuatu | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Malawi | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Republic of the Congo | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Dominican Republic | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Bahrain | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Libya | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Cape Verde | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Saudi Arabia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Ghana | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Bolivia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Argentina | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Aruba | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Cambodia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Paraguay | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Greece | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Mexico | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Mauritania | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Jordan | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Venezuela | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Israel | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Suriname | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Sudan | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Macau | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Kenya | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Eritrea | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Central African Republic | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Liechtenstein | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Portugal | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Malaysia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Panama | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Costa Rica | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Luxembourg | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Andorra | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Nigeria | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Ecuador | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Australia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Tuvalu | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Thailand | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Hong Kong | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Georgia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Philippines | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Morocco | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Lebanon | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Fiji | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Qatar | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Benin | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Federated States of Micronesia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Cuba | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Togo | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | China | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Tonga | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | United States | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Chad | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Japan | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Brunei | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Marshall Islands | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Chile | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Puerto Rico | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Belgium | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Kiribati | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Haiti | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Guinea-Bissau | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Grenada | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Seychelles | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Uruguay | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Egypt | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Nicaragua | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Guyana | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Honduras | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Tunisia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Singapore | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Comoros | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Solomon Islands | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Saint Lucia | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Cyprus | 12 | 2012 | ||
=37 | Angola | 12 | 2011 | ||
=37 | Iraq | 12 | 2010 | ||
=37 | American Samoa | 12 | 1999 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 12 | 2012 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 11.97 | 2012 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 11.95 | 2012 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 11.94 | 2012 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 11.88 | 2012 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 11.86 | 2012 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 11.82 | 2012 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 11.8 | 2012 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 11.76 | 2012 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 11.76 | 2012 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 11.74 | 2012 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 11.73 | 2012 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 11.72 | 2012 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 11.72 | 2012 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 11.68 | 2012 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 11.67 | 2012 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 11.65 | 2012 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 11.61 | 2012 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 11.6 | 2012 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 11.56 | 2012 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 11.55 | 2012 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 11.5 | 2012 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 11.46 | 2012 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.29 | 2012 | |||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 11.29 | 2012 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 11.15 | 2012 | |||
=139 | Romania | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Brazil | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Iran | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Algeria | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Croatia | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Djibouti | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Malta | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Kuwait | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | North Korea | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Bulgaria | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Russia | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Vietnam | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Cayman Islands | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Laos | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Bermuda | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Mongolia | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | San Marino | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Czech Republic | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | India | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | United Arab Emirates | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Albania | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | New Zealand | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Samoa | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Gabon | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | The Bahamas | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Lithuania | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | United Kingdom | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Serbia | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Republic of Macedonia | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Hungary | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Italy | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Colombia | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Moldova | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Belize | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Palau | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Barbados | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Mauritius | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Bangladesh | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Montenegro | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | France | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Turkey | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Tajikistan | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Madagascar | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Monaco | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2012 | ||
=139 | New Caledonia | 11 | 1999 | ||
=139 | French Polynesia | 11 | 1998 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 11 | 2012 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 10.95 | 2012 | |||
=189 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Burma | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Germany | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Belarus | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Austria | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Ukraine | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Armenia | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Pakistan | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Syria | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Nepal | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Slovakia | 10 | 2012 | ||
=189 | Turkmenistan | 10 | 2012 |
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Interesting observations about Education > Secondary school starting age > Years
- Zambia ranked first for secondary school starting age > years amongst Christian countries in 2012.
- Ireland ranked first for secondary school starting age > years amongst Europe in 2012.
- Guinea ranked first for secondary school starting age > years amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
- Tanzania ranked second for secondary school starting age > years amongst Hot countries in 2012.
- Guatemala ranked first for secondary school starting age > years amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
- South Africa ranked first for secondary school starting age > years amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
- Namibia ranked second for secondary school starting age > years globally in 2012.
- Zimbabwe ranked second for secondary school starting age > years amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
- Israel ranked first for secondary school starting age > years amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2012.
- Papua New Guinea ranked first for secondary school starting age > years amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.