Chile vs Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: Lower secondary school starting age

Chile
12 years
in 2025
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
12 years
in 2025
Chile rank
30th
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank
30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Chile
  • Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ahead.

Chile ranks 30th and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China Difference Ahead
1970s 12 years 12 years 0 years
1980s 12 years 12 years 0 years
1990s 12.2 years 12 years 0.2 years Chile
2000s 12 years 12 years 0 years
2010s 12 years 12 years 0 years
2020s 12 years 12 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Chile or Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
Chile, at 12 years against 12 years in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Chile and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
0 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Chile and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Chile ranks 30th and Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 30th 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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Indicator
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 11,411 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.