Guinea-Bissau vs Hong Kong, China: Lower secondary school starting age
Guinea-Bissau
12 years
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
12 years
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
30th
Hong Kong, China rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Hong Kong, China ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 12.1 years | 12 years | 0.1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 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, Guinea-Bissau or Hong Kong, China?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 12 years against 12 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Guinea-Bissau and Hong Kong, China?
- 0 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Hong Kong, China?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Hong Kong, China rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Hong Kong, 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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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.