Japan vs Timor-Leste: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Japan
12 years
in 2025
Timor-Leste
12 years
in 2025
Japan rank
30th
Timor-Leste rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Japan
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 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 official entrance age to lower secondary education, Japan or Timor-Leste?
- Japan, at 12 years against 12 years in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Japan and Timor-Leste?
- 0 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Timor-Leste rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Japan ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 30th of 215 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