Belize vs Colombia: Lower secondary school starting age
Belize
11 years
in 2025
Colombia
11 years
in 2025
Belize rank
144th
Colombia rank
144th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Belize
- Colombia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Colombia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.
Belize ranks 144th and Colombia ranks 144th of 209 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 11.6 years | 0.4 years | Belize |
| 1980s | 11.6 years | 11 years | 0.6 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Belize or Colombia?
- Belize, at 11 years against 11 years in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Belize and Colombia?
- 0 years, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Colombia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Colombia rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Belize ranks 144th and Colombia ranks 144th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.