Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Czechia or New Caledonia?

Czechia, at 11 years against 11 years in New Caledonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and New Caledonia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1988 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.

Czechia vs New Caledonia: Lower secondary school starting age

Czechia

11 years

in 2025

New Caledonia

11 years

in 2025

Czechia rank

144th

New Caledonia rank

144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Czechia
New Caledonia

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 11 years against 11 years in New Caledonia, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 144th and New Caledonia ranks 144th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10 years	11 years	1 years	New Caledonia
1990s	10.3 years	11 years	0.7 years	New Caledonia
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, Czechia or New Caledonia?: Czechia, at 11 years against 11 years in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Czechia and New Caledonia?: 0 years, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and New Caledonia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
How do Czechia and New Caledonia rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Czechia ranks 144th and New Caledonia 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

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.