Lower secondary school starting age (years)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.SEC.AGES•Years•1970 → 2024•209 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
209
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Lower secondary school starting age (years) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Years
≤ 11
11 – 12
12 – 12
12 – 12
> 12
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Countries
50
Median
13
Mean
12.7
25th pctl
12
75th pctl
13
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
TanzaniaSouth AfricaZambia
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NamibiaNAM | 14 Years | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 14 Years | 2024 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 14 Years | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 14 Years | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 13 Years | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 13 Years | 2024 | |
| GuineaGIN | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 13 Years | 2024 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 13 Years | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 13 Years | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 13 Years | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 13 Years | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 13 Years | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| AndorraAND | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| American SamoaASM | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| ChileCHL | 12 Years | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 12 Years | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 12 Years | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)