China vs Jamaica: Lower secondary school starting age
China
12 years
in 2025
Jamaica
12 years
in 2025
China rank
30th
Jamaica rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- China
- Jamaica
How they compare
China currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 30th and Jamaica ranks 30th of 209 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 11.9 years | 0.1 years | China |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, China or Jamaica?
- China, at 12 years against 12 years in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between China and Jamaica?
- 0 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do China and Jamaica rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- China ranks 30th and Jamaica 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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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.