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