Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Solomon Islands or Tonga?

Solomon Islands, at 12 years against 12 years in Tonga as of 2025.

What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Solomon Islands and Tonga?

0 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Tonga?

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.

Solomon Islands vs Tonga: Lower secondary school starting age

Solomon Islands

12 years

in 2025

Tonga

12 years

in 2025

Solomon Islands rank

30th

Tonga rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Solomon Islands
Tonga

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 30th and Tonga ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Solomon Islands	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.6 years	12 years	1.6 years	Solomon Islands
1980s	12.5 years	11.4 years	1.1 years	Solomon Islands
1990s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Solomon Islands
2000s	12 years	11 years	1 years	Solomon Islands
2010s	12 years	11.8 years	0.2 years	Solomon Islands
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, Solomon Islands or Tonga?: Solomon Islands, at 12 years against 12 years in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Solomon Islands and Tonga?: 0 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Tonga?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Solomon Islands and Tonga rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Solomon Islands 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: 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.