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Lower secondary education starting age

Country (years in 2022)

Namibia is the top country by lower secondary education starting age in the world. As of 2022, lower secondary education starting age in Namibia was 14 years. The top 5 countries also includes South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Afghanistan.

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Namibia 14 WB
South Africa 14 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 14 WB
Zambia 14 WB
Afghanistan 13 WB
Botswana 13 WB
Burundi 13 WB
Denmark 13 WB
El Salvador 13 WB
Equatorial Guinea 13 WB
Estonia 13 WB
Eswatini 13 WB
Ethiopia 13 WB
Finland 13 WB
Gambia 13 WB
Guatemala 13 WB
Guinea 13 WB
Iceland 13 WB
Indonesia 13 WB
Ireland 13 WB
Latvia 13 WB
Lesotho 13 WB
Maldives 13 WB
Mali 13 WB
Mozambique 13 WB
Niger 13 WB
Norway 13 WB
Papua New Guinea 13 WB
Sweden 13 WB
Uganda 13 WB
Zimbabwe 13 WB
Andorra 12 WB
Angola 12 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 12 WB
Argentina 12 WB
Australia 12 WB
Bahrain 12 WB
Belgium 12 WB
Benin 12 WB
Bhutan 12 WB
Bolivia 12 WB
Brunei Darussalam 12 WB
Burkina Faso 12 WB
Cabo Verde 12 WB
Cambodia 12 WB
Cameroon 12 WB
Canada 12 WB
Central African Republic 12 WB
Chad 12 WB
Chile 12 WB
China 12 WB
Comoros 12 WB
Congo 12 WB
Costa Rica 12 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 12 WB
Cuba 12 WB
Cyprus 12 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 WB
Dominica 12 WB
Dominican Republic 12 WB
Ecuador 12 WB
Egypt 12 WB
Fiji 12 WB
Georgia 12 WB
Ghana 12 WB
Greece 12 WB
Grenada 12 WB
Guinea Bissau 12 WB
Guyana 12 WB
Haiti 12 WB
Honduras 12 WB
Hong Kong 12 WB
Iran 12 WB
Iraq 12 WB
Israel 12 WB
Jamaica 12 WB
Japan 12 WB
Jordan 12 WB
Kenya 12 WB
Kiribati 12 WB
Lebanon 12 WB
Liberia 12 WB
Libya 12 WB
Liechtenstein 12 WB
Luxembourg 12 WB
Macau 12 WB
Malawi 12 WB
Malaysia 12 WB
Marshall Islands 12 WB
Mauritania 12 WB
Mexico 12 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 12 WB
Morocco 12 WB
Nauru 12 WB
Netherlands 12 WB
Nicaragua 12 WB
Nigeria 12 WB
Palau 12 WB
Panama 12 WB
Paraguay 12 WB
Peru 12 WB
Philippines 12 WB
Portugal 12 WB
Puerto Rico 12 WB
Qatar 12 WB
Republic of Korea 12 WB
Rwanda 12 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 WB
Saint Lucia 12 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 12 WB
Saudi Arabia 12 WB
Senegal 12 WB
Seychelles 12 WB
Sierra Leone 12 WB
Singapore 12 WB
Slovenia 12 WB
Solomon Islands 12 WB
Somalia 12 WB
South Sudan 12 WB
Spain 12 WB
Sudan 12 WB
Suriname 12 WB
Switzerland 12 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 12 WB
Thailand 12 WB
Timor-Leste 12 WB
Togo 12 WB
Tonga 12 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 12 WB
Tunisia 12 WB
Tuvalu 12 WB
United States of America 12 WB
Uruguay 12 WB
Vanuatu 12 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12 in 2021 WB
Yemen 12 WB
Albania 11 WB
Algeria 11 WB
Bahamas 11 WB
Bangladesh 11 WB
Barbados 11 WB
Belize 11 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 WB
Brazil 11 WB
Bulgaria 11 WB
Colombia 11 WB
Croatia 11 WB
Czech Republic 11 WB
Djibouti 11 WB
Eritrea 11 WB
France 11 WB
Gabon 11 WB
Hungary 11 WB
India 11 WB
Italy 11 WB
Kuwait 11 WB
Kyrgyzstan 11 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 11 WB
Lithuania 11 WB
Madagascar 11 WB
Malta 11 WB
Mauritius 11 WB
Monaco 11 WB
Mongolia 11 WB
Montenegro 11 WB
New Zealand 11 WB
North Macedonia 11 WB
Poland 11 WB
Republic of Moldova 11 WB
Romania 11 WB
Russian Federation 11 WB
Samoa 11 WB
San Marino 11 WB
Serbia 11 WB
Tajikistan 11 WB
United Kingdom 11 WB
Uzbekistan 11 WB
Viet Nam 11 WB
Armenia 10 WB
Austria 10 WB
Azerbaijan 10 WB
Belarus 10 WB
Germany 10 WB
Kazakhstan 10 WB
Myanmar 10 WB
Nepal 10 WB
Oman 10 WB
Pakistan 10 WB
Palestine 10 WB
Slovakia 10 WB
Sri Lanka 10 WB
Turkey 10 WB
Turkmenistan 10 WB
Ukraine 10 WB
United Arab Emirates 10 WB
Education Indicators
Basic Education