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

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.

Tonga vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Lower secondary school starting age

Tonga

12 years

in 2025

Turks and Caicos Islands

12 years

in 2025

Tonga rank

30th

Turks and Caicos Islands rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Tonga
Turks and Caicos Islands

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.

Tonga ranks 30th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th of 209 countries.

Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Turks and Caicos Islands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12 years	12 years	0 years	—
1980s	11.4 years	12 years	0.6 years	Turks and Caicos Islands
1990s	11 years	12 years	1 years	Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s	11 years	12 years	1 years	Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s	11.8 years	12 years	0.2 years	Turks and Caicos 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, Tonga or Turks and Caicos Islands?: Tonga, at 12 years against 12 years in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Tonga and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 0 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Tonga and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?: Tonga ranks 30th and Turks and Caicos Islands 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: 20 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.