Hong Kong vs Saint Lucia: Lower secondary school starting age
Hong Kong
12 years
in 2025
Saint Lucia
12 years
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
30th
Saint Lucia rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Hong Kong
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 30th and Saint Lucia ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 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, Hong Kong or Saint Lucia?
- Hong Kong, at 12 years against 12 years in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Hong Kong and Saint Lucia?
- 0 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Saint Lucia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Saint Lucia rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Hong Kong ranks 30th and Saint Lucia 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.