Education > High school starting age > Years: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter 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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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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=1 | Namibia | 14 | 2009 | ||
=1 | Zambia | 14 | 2009 | ||
=1 | South Africa | 14 | 2009 | ||
=1 | Tanzania | 14 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Honduras | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Poland | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Iceland | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Bhutan | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Burundi | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Switzerland | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Guinea-Bissau | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Niger | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Uganda | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Mozambique | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Sweden | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Lesotho | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Guatemala | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | The Gambia | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Botswana | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Zimbabwe | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Papua New Guinea | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Senegal | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Maldives | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Estonia | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Denmark | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Rwanda | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | El Salvador | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Guinea | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Finland | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Indonesia | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Norway | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Afghanistan | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Burkina Faso | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Swaziland | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Ethiopia | 13 | 2009 | ||
=5 | Mali | 13 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 12.45 | 2009 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 12.14 | 2009 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 12.11 | 2009 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 12.04 | 2008 | |||
=38 | Canada | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | East Timor | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Dominica | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Liberia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Netherlands | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Congo, Republic of the | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Turkey | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Vanuatu | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Malawi | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Dominican Republic | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Libya | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Central African Republic | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Portugal | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Malaysia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Panama | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Costa Rica | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Luxembourg | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Ireland | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Nigeria | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Australia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Netherlands Antilles | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Thailand | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Georgia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Philippines | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Morocco | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Comoros | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Tunisia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Guyana | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Nicaragua | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Uruguay | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Seychelles | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Grenada | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Iraq | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Haiti | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Kiribati | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Belgium | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Chile | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Marshall Islands | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Algeria | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Japan | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Chad | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | United States | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | China | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Togo | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Cuba | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Benin | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Peru | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Somalia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Mongolia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Cyprus | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Saint Lucia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Solomon Islands | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Eritrea | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Kenya | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Equatorial Guinea | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Jamaica | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Gabon | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Oman | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Spain | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Cape Verde | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Saudi Arabia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Ghana | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Bolivia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Argentina | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Aruba | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Cambodia | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Paraguay | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Greece | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Mexico | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Syria | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Mauritania | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Jordan | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Venezuela | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Israel | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Suriname | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Sudan | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Qatar | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Fiji | 12 | 2009 | ||
=38 | Singapore | 12 | 2008 | ||
=38 | Brunei | 12 | 2008 | ||
=38 | Lebanon | 12 | 2008 | ||
=38 | Ecuador | 12 | 2008 | ||
=38 | Bahrain | 12 | 2008 | ||
=38 | Cameroon | 12 | 2008 | ||
=38 | Tuvalu | 12 | 2005 | ||
=38 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 | 2005 | ||
=38 | Virgin Islands | 12 | 1999 | ||
=38 | American Samoa | 12 | 1999 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 12 | 2008 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 11.98 | 2009 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 11.93 | 2009 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 11.89 | 2009 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 11.87 | 2009 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 11.77 | 2009 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 11.76 | 2009 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 11.76 | 2008 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 11.75 | 2005 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 11.74 | 2009 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 11.74 | 2009 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 11.73 | 2008 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 11.64 | 2009 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 11.6 | 2009 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 11.6 | 2009 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 11.56 | 2009 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 11.54 | 2009 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 11.5 | 2009 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 11.5 | 2009 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 11.5 | 2009 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 11.47 | 2009 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 11.36 | 2009 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.29 | 2009 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 11.15 | 2009 | |||
=133 | Monaco | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Tajikistan | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | France | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Bangladesh | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Liechtenstein | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Mauritius | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Barbados | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Palau | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Belize | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Moldova | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Colombia | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Italy | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Hungary | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | United Kingdom | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Lithuania | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Slovenia | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | The Bahamas | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Samoa | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | New Zealand | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | United Arab Emirates | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | India | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Czech Republic | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | San Marino | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Bermuda | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Laos | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Tonga | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Cayman Islands | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Vietnam | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Bulgaria | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Romania | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Latvia | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Brazil | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Croatia | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Djibouti | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Malta | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Madagascar | 11 | 2008 | ||
=133 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11 | 2008 | ||
=133 | Gibraltar | 11 | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 10.8 | 2009 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 10.71 | 2009 | |||
=174 | Angola | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Austria | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Belarus | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Kuwait | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Germany | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Burma | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Turkmenistan | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Slovakia | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Nepal | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Pakistan | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Albania | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Armenia | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Ukraine | 10 | 2009 | ||
=174 | Russia | 10 | 2009 |