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Lower secondary school starting age

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.

Latest, 202513yearsAnnual release
vs 2024No change13
High since 197013years1970 · World Bank
Low since 197013years1970 · World Bank

Over time

years2016 - 2025

Recent years

  1. 202513yearsNo change
  2. 202413yearsNo change
  3. 202313yearsNo change
  4. 202213yearsNo change
  5. 202113yearsNo change
  6. 202013yearsNo change
  7. 201913yearsNo change
  8. 201813yearsNo change
Full table
PeriodValue
202513 years
202413 years
202313 years
202213 years
202113 years
202013 years
201913 years
201813 years
201713 years
201613 years
201513 years
201413 years
201313 years
201213 years
201113 years
201013 years
200913 years
200813 years
200713 years
200613 years
200513 years
200413 years
200313 years
200213 years
200113 years
200013 years
199913 years
199813 years
199713 years
199613 years
199513 years
199413 years
199313 years
199213 years
199113 years
199013 years
198913 years
198813 years
198713 years
198613 years
198513 years
198413 years
198313 years
198213 years
198113 years
198013 years
197913 years
197813 years
197713 years
197613 years
197513 years
197413 years
197313 years
197213 years
197113 years
197013 years