Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Maldives or Philippines?

Maldives, at 12 years against 12 years in Philippines as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Philippines?

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.

Maldives vs Philippines: Lower secondary school starting age

Maldives

12 years

in 2025

Philippines

12 years

in 2025

Maldives rank

30th

Philippines rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Maldives
Philippines

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Philippines, a difference of 0 years.

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

Maldives ranks 30th and Philippines ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Philippines
1980s	11 years	13 years	2 years	Philippines
1990s	11.4 years	12.8 years	1.4 years	Philippines
2000s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Maldives
2010s	13 years	12 years	1 years	Maldives
2020s	12.33 years	12 years	0.3333 years	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Maldives or Philippines?: Maldives, at 12 years against 12 years in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Maldives and Philippines?: 0 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Philippines?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Philippines rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Maldives ranks 30th and Philippines 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.