Maldives vs Timor-Leste: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Maldives
12 years
in 2025
Timor-Leste
12 years
in 2025
Maldives rank
30th
Timor-Leste rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Maldives
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Maldives ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 11 years | 12 years | 1 years | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 11.4 years | 12 years | 0.6 years | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 12.33 years | 12 years | 0.3333 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Maldives or Timor-Leste?
- Maldives, 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 Maldives and Timor-Leste?
- 0 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Timor-Leste?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Timor-Leste rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Maldives 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