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