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