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Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
UNESCO UIS
years
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209 countries · 1970–2025
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2025
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1
Tanzania
18
2
Namibia
17
3
Equatorial Guinea
17
4
Ethiopia
17
5
Niger
17
6
Papua New Guinea
17
7
Uganda
17
8
Guinea
17
9
Lithuania
17
10
Central African Republic
16
11
Cameroon
16
12
Zambia
16
13
Kyrgyz Republic
16
14
Tonga
16
15
Togo
16
16
Estonia
16
17
Botswana
16
18
Curacao
16
19
Chad
16
20
Gambia, The
16
21
Bhutan
16
22
Liechtenstein
16
23
American Samoa
16
24
Lesotho
16
25
Guatemala
16
26
Philippines
16
27
Latvia
16
28
Eswatini
16
29
Turkmenistan
16
30
Tajikistan
16
31
Moldova
16
32
Sweden
16
33
Maldives
16
34
Burkina Faso
16
35
El Salvador
16
36
South Africa
16
37
Mali
16
38
Oman
16
39
Benin
16
40
Afghanistan
16
41
Mozambique
16
42
Mauritania
16
43
Australia
16
44
Naoero
16
45
Malawi
16
46
Suriname
16
47
Indonesia
16
48
Germany
16
49
Denmark
16
50
Cote d'Ivoire
16
51
Tuvalu
16
52
Andorra
16
53
Norway
16
54
Ireland
16
55
Uzbekistan
16
56
Finland
16
57
Iceland
16
58
Senegal
16
59
Fiji
16
60
Congo, Rep.
16
61
Russian Federation
16
62
Jordan
16
63
Vanuatu
16
64
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
15
65
Spain
15
66
Thailand
15
67
British Virgin Islands
15
68
Canada
15
69
Czechia
15
70
France
15
71
Gabon
15
72
Georgia
15
73
Ghana
15
74
Venezuela, RB
15
75
Guinea-Bissau
15
76
Greece
15
77
Grenada
15
78
Guyana
15
79
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
15
80
Hong Kong SAR, China
15
81
Honduras
15
82
Croatia
15
83
Haiti
15
84
Hungary
15
85
Brazil
15
86
Cyprus
15
87
Iran, Islamic Rep.
15
88
Iraq
15
89
Israel
15
90
Yemen, Rep.
15
91
Jamaica
15
92
Japan
15
93
Kazakhstan
15
94
United States
15
95
Belize
15
96
Cambodia
15
97
Belarus
15
98
Kiribati
15
99
St. Kitts and Nevis
15
100
Korea, Rep.
15
101
Kuwait
15
102
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15
103
Lao PDR
15
104
Uruguay
15
105
Lebanon
15
106
Liberia
15
107
Libya
15
108
St. Lucia
15
109
Bahrain
15
110
Viet Nam
15
111
Ukraine
15
112
Luxembourg
15
113
Macao SAR, China
15
114
Morocco
15
115
Monaco
15
116
Madagascar
15
117
Mexico
15
118
North Macedonia
15
119
Montenegro
15
120
Mongolia
15
121
Malaysia
15
122
Burundi
15
123
Djibouti
15
124
New Caledonia
15
125
Nigeria
15
126
Azerbaijan
15
127
Nicaragua
15
128
Netherlands
15
129
New Zealand
15
130
Antigua and Barbuda
15
131
Cuba
15
132
Panama
15
133
Peru
15
134
Poland
15
135
Puerto Rico (US)
15
136
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
15
137
Portugal
15
138
Tunisia
15
139
Paraguay
15
140
West Bank and Gaza
15
141
Armenia
15
142
Dominica
15
143
Costa Rica
15
144
French Polynesia
15
145
Qatar
15
146
Romania
15
147
Argentina
15
148
Cabo Verde
15
149
Rwanda
15
150
Saudi Arabia
15
151
Trinidad and Tobago
15
152
Sudan
15
153
Solomon Islands
15
154
Sierra Leone
15
155
Albania
15
156
Comoros
15
157
Serbia
15
158
Angola
15
159
Sao Tome and Principe
15
160
Slovak Republic
15
161
Slovenia
15
162
Timor-Leste
15
163
Seychelles
15
164
Syrian Arab Republic
15
165
Turks and Caicos Islands
15
166
Zimbabwe
15
167
Colombia
15
168
Dominican Republic
15
169
Algeria
15
170
Ecuador
15
171
Switzerland
15
172
China
15
173
Egypt, Arab Rep.
15
174
Bolivia
14
175
Belgium
14
176
United Arab Emirates
14
177
Cayman Islands
14
178
Myanmar
14
179
Italy
14
180
Malta
14
181
Turkiye
14
182
Marshall Islands
14
183
United Kingdom
14
184
Chile
14
185
Bangladesh
14
186
Barbados
14
187
Brunei Darussalam
14
188
Bulgaria
14
189
Sri Lanka
14
190
Bahamas, The
14
191
Palau
14
192
Aruba
14
193
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
14
194
Congo, Dem. Rep.
14
195
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
14
196
Kenya
14
197
San Marino
14
198
South Sudan
14
199
India
14
200
Gibraltar
14
201
Austria
14
202
Mauritius
14
203
Eritrea
14
204
Singapore
14
205
Bermuda
14
206
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
14
207
Pakistan
13
208
Samoa
13
209
Nepal
13
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