Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Georgia or Republic of Korea?

Georgia, at 12 years against 12 years in Republic of Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Republic of Korea?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Georgia vs Republic of Korea: Lower secondary school starting age

Georgia

12 years

in 2025

Republic of Korea

12 years

in 2025

Georgia rank

30th

Republic of Korea rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Georgia
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Georgia ranks 30th and Republic of Korea ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10 years	12 years	2 years	Republic of Korea
1980s	10 years	12 years	2 years	Republic of Korea
1990s	10 years	12 years	2 years	Republic of Korea
2000s	11.2 years	12 years	0.8 years	Republic of Korea
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, Georgia or Republic of Korea?: Georgia, at 12 years against 12 years in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Georgia and Republic of Korea?: 0 years, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Republic of Korea?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Georgia and Republic of Korea rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Georgia ranks 30th and Republic of 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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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: 06 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.