Egypt vs Hong Kong, China: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Egypt
12 years
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
12 years
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
Hong Kong, China rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Egypt
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 30th and Hong Kong, China ranks 30th of 221 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 11.5 years | 12 years | 0.5 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 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 official entrance age to lower secondary education, Egypt or Hong Kong, China?
- Egypt, at 12 years against 12 years in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Egypt and Hong Kong, China?
- 0 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Hong Kong, China?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Hong Kong, China rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Hong Kong, China ranks 30th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release