Lower secondary school starting age (years)

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Lower secondary school starting age 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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1🇳🇦Namibia14.002023 2🇹🇿Tanzania14.002024 3🇿🇦South Africa14.002024 4🇿🇲Zambia14.002024 5🇦🇫Afghanistan13.002024 6🇧🇮Burundi13.002023 7🇧🇼Botswana13.002023 8🇩🇰Denmark13.002023 9🇪🇪Estonia13.002023 10🇪🇹Ethiopia13.002023 11🇫🇮Finland13.002024 12🇬🇳Guinea13.002023 13🇬🇲Gambia, The13.002024 14🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea13.002023 15🇬🇹Guatemala13.002024 16🇮🇩Indonesia13.002024 17🇮🇪Ireland13.002023 18🇮🇸Iceland13.002023 19🇱🇸Lesotho13.002023 20🇱🇻Latvia13.002023 21🇲🇱Mali13.002023 22🇲🇿Mozambique13.002023 23🇳🇪Niger13.002024 24🇳🇴Norway13.002023 25🇵🇬Papua New Guinea13.002024 26🇸🇻El Salvador13.002023 27🇸🇪Sweden13.002023 28🇸🇿Eswatini13.002023 29🇺🇬Uganda13.002023 30🇿🇼Zimbabwe13.002023 31🇦🇼Aruba12.002023 32🇦🇴Angola12.002024 33🇦🇩Andorra12.002024 34🇦🇷Argentina12.002024 35🇦🇸American Samoa12.002023 36🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda12.002023 37🇦🇺Australia12.002024 38🇧🇪Belgium12.002023 39🇧🇯Benin12.002023 40🇧🇫Burkina Faso12.002024 41🇧🇭Bahrain12.002024 42🇧🇴Bolivia12.002024 43🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam12.002024 44🇧🇹Bhutan12.002024 45🇨🇫Central African Republic12.002023 46🇨🇦Canada12.002023 47🇨🇭Switzerland12.002024 48🇨🇱Chile12.002023 49🇨🇳China12.002024 50🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire12.002024 51🇨🇲Cameroon12.002024 52🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.12.002023 53🇨🇬Congo, Rep.12.002023 54🇰🇲Comoros12.002023 55🇨🇻Cabo Verde12.002023 56🇨🇷Costa Rica12.002023 57🇨🇺Cuba12.002024 58🇨🇼Curacao12.002024 59🇨🇾Cyprus12.002023 60🇩🇲Dominica12.002024 61🇩🇴Dominican Republic12.002023 62🇪🇨Ecuador12.002024 63🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.12.002024 64🇪🇸Spain12.002024 65🇫🇯Fiji12.002024 66🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.12.002024 67🇬🇪Georgia12.002024 68🇬🇭Ghana12.002023 69🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau12.002023 70🇬🇷Greece12.002023 71🇬🇩Grenada12.002024 72🇬🇾Guyana12.002023 73🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China12.002024 74🇭🇳Honduras12.002023 75🇭🇹Haiti12.002023 76🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.12.002024 77🇮🇶Iraq12.002023 78🇮🇱Israel12.002023 79🇯🇲Jamaica12.002023 80🇯🇴Jordan12.002024 81🇯🇵Japan12.002024 82🇰🇪Kenya12.002023 83🇰🇭Cambodia12.002024 84🇰🇮Kiribati12.002024 85🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis12.002024 86🇰🇷Korea, Rep.12.002024 87🇱🇧Lebanon12.002024 88🇱🇷Liberia12.002023 89🇱🇾Libya12.002023 90🇱🇨St. Lucia12.002023 91🇱🇮Liechtenstein12.002023 92🇱🇺Luxembourg12.002024 93🇲🇴Macao SAR, China12.002024 94🇲🇦Morocco12.002024 95🇲🇻Maldives12.002024 96🇲🇽Mexico12.002023 97🇲🇭Marshall Islands12.002024 98🇲🇷Mauritania12.002024 99🇲🇼Malawi12.002023 100🇲🇾Malaysia12.002024 101🇳🇬Nigeria12.002023 102🇳🇮Nicaragua12.002023 103🇳🇱Netherlands12.002024 104🇳🇷Nauru12.002024 105🇵🇦Panama12.002024 106🇵🇪Peru12.002023 107🇵🇭Philippines12.002024 108🇵🇼Palau12.002024 109🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)12.002023 110🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.002024 111🇵🇹Portugal12.002023 112🇵🇾Paraguay12.002024 113🇶🇦Qatar12.002024 114🇷🇼Rwanda12.002024 115🇸🇦Saudi Arabia12.002024 116🇸🇩Sudan12.002023 117🇸🇳Senegal12.002024 118🇸🇬Singapore12.002024 119🇸🇧Solomon Islands12.002024 120🇸🇱Sierra Leone12.002024 121🇸🇸South Sudan12.002024 122🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe12.002024 123🇸🇷Suriname12.002024 124🇸🇮Slovenia12.002023 125🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)12.002024 126🇸🇨Seychelles12.002024 127🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic12.002024 128🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands12.002023 129🇹🇩Chad12.002024 130🇹🇬Togo12.002024 131🇹🇭Thailand12.002024 132🇹🇱Timor-Leste12.002024 133🇹🇴Tonga12.002024 134🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago12.002024 135🇹🇳Tunisia12.002023 136🇹🇻Tuvalu12.002024 137🇺🇾Uruguay12.002024 138🇺🇸United States12.002024 139🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines12.002023 140🇻🇪Venezuela, RB12.002024 141🇻🇬British Virgin Islands12.002024 142🇻🇮Virgin Islands (U.S.)12.002023 143🇻🇺Vanuatu12.002024 144🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.12.002023 145🇦🇱Albania11.002024 146🇧🇩Bangladesh11.002024 147🇧🇬Bulgaria11.002023 148🇧🇸Bahamas, The11.002024 149🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina11.002024 150🇧🇿Belize11.002024 151🇧🇲Bermuda11.002023 152🇧🇷Brazil11.002023 153🇧🇧Barbados11.002024 154🇨🇴Colombia11.002023 155🇰🇾Cayman Islands11.002023 156🇨🇿Czechia11.002023 157🇩🇯Djibouti11.002023 158🇩🇿Algeria11.002024 159🇪🇷Eritrea11.002023 160🇫🇷France11.002023 161🇬🇦Gabon11.002023 162🇬🇧United Kingdom11.002023 163🇬🇮Gibraltar11.002024 164🇭🇷Croatia11.002024 165🇭🇺Hungary11.002023 166🇮🇳India11.002024 167🇮🇹Italy11.002024 168🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic11.002024 169🇰🇼Kuwait11.002023 170🇱🇦Lao PDR11.002024 171🇱🇹Lithuania11.002023 172🇲🇨Monaco11.002024 173🇲🇩Moldova11.002024 174🇲🇬Madagascar11.002023 175🇲🇰North Macedonia11.002023 176🇲🇹Malta11.002023 177🇲🇪Montenegro11.002023 178🇲🇳Mongolia11.002024 179🇲🇺Mauritius11.002024 180🇳🇨New Caledonia11.002023 181🇳🇿New Zealand11.002023 182🇵🇱Poland11.002023 183🇵🇫French Polynesia11.002023 184🇷🇴Romania11.002023 185🇷🇺Russian Federation11.002023 186🇸🇲San Marino11.002024 187🇷🇸Serbia11.002023 188🇹🇯Tajikistan11.002024 189🇺🇿Uzbekistan11.002024 190🇻🇳Viet Nam11.002024 191🇼🇸Samoa11.002024 192🇦🇪United Arab Emirates10.002024 193🇦🇲Armenia10.002024 194🇦🇹Austria10.002023 195🇦🇿Azerbaijan10.002024 196🇧🇾Belarus10.002024 197🇩🇪Germany10.002023 198🇰🇿Kazakhstan10.002024 199🇱🇰Sri Lanka10.002024 200🇲🇲Myanmar10.002024 201🇳🇵Nepal10.002024 202🇴🇲Oman10.002024 203🇵🇰Pakistan10.002024 204🌐West Bank and Gaza10.002023 205🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.10.002023 206🇸🇰Slovak Republic10.002023 207🇹🇲Turkmenistan10.002024 208🇹🇷Turkiye10.002023 209🇺🇦Ukraine10.002024