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Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
UNESCO UIS
years
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209 countries · 1970–2025
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1
Tanzania
18
2
Guinea
17
3
Papua New Guinea
17
4
Namibia
17
5
Niger
17
6
Equatorial Guinea
17
7
Uganda
17
8
Ethiopia
17
9
Lithuania
17
10
Germany
16
11
Botswana
16
12
Norway
16
13
Finland
16
14
South Africa
16
15
Guatemala
16
16
Andorra
16
17
Central African Republic
16
18
Lesotho
16
19
Indonesia
16
20
Jordan
16
21
Malawi
16
22
Iceland
16
23
Maldives
16
24
Australia
16
25
Suriname
16
26
Fiji
16
27
Moldova
16
28
Oman
16
29
Zambia
16
30
Cote d'Ivoire
16
31
Burkina Faso
16
32
Tuvalu
16
33
Mozambique
16
34
Liechtenstein
16
35
Togo
16
36
Tonga
16
37
Latvia
16
38
Bhutan
16
39
Curacao
16
40
American Samoa
16
41
Mauritania
16
42
Benin
16
43
Ireland
16
44
Russian Federation
16
45
Congo, Rep.
16
46
Senegal
16
47
Chad
16
48
El Salvador
16
49
Estonia
16
50
Uzbekistan
16
51
Cameroon
16
52
Tajikistan
16
53
Vanuatu
16
54
Sweden
16
55
Denmark
16
56
Eswatini
16
57
Kyrgyz Republic
16
58
Afghanistan
16
59
Gambia, The
16
60
Philippines
16
61
Mali
16
62
Naoero
16
63
Turkmenistan
16
64
Sao Tome and Principe
15
65
Venezuela, RB
15
66
Israel
15
67
Burundi
15
68
St. Lucia
15
69
New Caledonia
15
70
Egypt, Arab Rep.
15
71
Czechia
15
72
Kuwait
15
73
Sudan
15
74
United States
15
75
Nicaragua
15
76
Saudi Arabia
15
77
Grenada
15
78
Cyprus
15
79
British Virgin Islands
15
80
Antigua and Barbuda
15
81
Timor-Leste
15
82
Greece
15
83
Spain
15
84
Rwanda
15
85
Serbia
15
86
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
15
87
St. Kitts and Nevis
15
88
Uruguay
15
89
Netherlands
15
90
Armenia
15
91
Montenegro
15
92
Djibouti
15
93
Peru
15
94
Jamaica
15
95
Malaysia
15
96
Libya
15
97
Cuba
15
98
Costa Rica
15
99
Romania
15
100
Monaco
15
101
Ukraine
15
102
Viet Nam
15
103
Slovak Republic
15
104
Argentina
15
105
Cabo Verde
15
106
Morocco
15
107
Qatar
15
108
Madagascar
15
109
North Macedonia
15
110
Slovenia
15
111
Comoros
15
112
France
15
113
French Polynesia
15
114
Japan
15
115
West Bank and Gaza
15
116
Colombia
15
117
Liberia
15
118
Hungary
15
119
Kazakhstan
15
120
Guyana
15
121
Bahrain
15
122
Gabon
15
123
Paraguay
15
124
Haiti
15
125
Seychelles
15
126
Portugal
15
127
Trinidad and Tobago
15
128
Albania
15
129
Lebanon
15
130
Syrian Arab Republic
15
131
China
15
132
Georgia
15
133
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
15
134
Croatia
15
135
Brazil
15
136
Turks and Caicos Islands
15
137
Korea, Rep.
15
138
Yemen, Rep.
15
139
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15
140
Ghana
15
141
Lao PDR
15
142
Puerto Rico (US)
15
143
Angola
15
144
Macao SAR, China
15
145
Panama
15
146
Poland
15
147
Switzerland
15
148
Luxembourg
15
149
New Zealand
15
150
Honduras
15
151
Cambodia
15
152
Canada
15
153
Belarus
15
154
Mongolia
15
155
Belize
15
156
Tunisia
15
157
Thailand
15
158
Hong Kong SAR, China
15
159
Iraq
15
160
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
15
161
Dominican Republic
15
162
Solomon Islands
15
163
Sierra Leone
15
164
Azerbaijan
15
165
Nigeria
15
166
Mexico
15
167
Algeria
15
168
Guinea-Bissau
15
169
Dominica
15
170
Iran, Islamic Rep.
15
171
Ecuador
15
172
Kiribati
15
173
Zimbabwe
15
174
United Kingdom
14
175
Italy
14
176
Bahamas, The
14
177
Kenya
14
178
Austria
14
179
Congo, Dem. Rep.
14
180
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
14
181
Mauritius
14
182
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
14
183
Aruba
14
184
Eritrea
14
185
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
14
186
Bolivia
14
187
United Arab Emirates
14
188
Bulgaria
14
189
Belgium
14
190
Myanmar
14
191
Sri Lanka
14
192
Bangladesh
14
193
Bermuda
14
194
India
14
195
Singapore
14
196
Cayman Islands
14
197
South Sudan
14
198
Malta
14
199
Palau
14
200
Barbados
14
201
Brunei Darussalam
14
202
San Marino
14
203
Marshall Islands
14
204
Gibraltar
14
205
Turkiye
14
206
Chile
14
207
Pakistan
13
208
Samoa
13
209
Nepal
13
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