Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Curacao or North Korea?

Curacao, at 12 years against 12 years in North Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and North Korea?

27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.

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.

Curacao vs North Korea: Lower secondary school starting age

Curacao

12 years

in 2025

North Korea

12 years

in 2025

Curacao rank

30th

North Korea rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Curacao
North Korea

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 12 years against 12 years in North Korea, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Curacao ahead.

Curacao ranks 30th and North Korea ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Curacao has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Curacao
2000s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Curacao
2010s	12 years	11.6 years	0.4 years	Curacao
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, Curacao or North Korea?: Curacao, at 12 years against 12 years in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Curacao and North Korea?: 0 years, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and North Korea?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Curacao and North Korea rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Curacao ranks 30th and North Korea 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

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: 20 August 2026

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.