Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China vs Tonga: Lower secondary school starting age

Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
12 years
in 2025
Tonga
12 years
in 2025
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank
30th
Tonga rank
30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.

Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 12 years 12 years 0 years
1980s 12 years 11.4 years 0.6 years Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
1990s 12 years 11 years 1 years Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
2000s 12 years 11 years 1 years Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
2010s 12 years 11.8 years 0.2 years Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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, Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China or Tonga?
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, at 12 years against 12 years in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and Tonga?
0 years, with Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and Tonga?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China and Tonga rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 30th and Tonga 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

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.