Philippines vs Uruguay: Lower secondary school starting age
Philippines
12 years
in 2025
Uruguay
12 years
in 2025
Philippines rank
30th
Uruguay rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Philippines
- Uruguay
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Philippines |
| 1980s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Philippines |
| 1990s | 12.8 years | 12 years | 0.8 years | Philippines |
| 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, Philippines or Uruguay?
- Philippines, at 12 years against 12 years in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Philippines and Uruguay?
- 0 years, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Uruguay rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Philippines ranks 30th and Uruguay 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.