Japan vs Slovakia: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Japan
15 years
in 2025
Slovakia
15 years
in 2025
Japan rank
65th
Slovakia rank
65th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Japan
- Slovakia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15 years against 15 years in Slovakia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 65th and Slovakia ranks 65th of 221 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 14 years | 1 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 15 years | 14 years | 1 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 15 years | 14.2 years | 0.8 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 15 years | 15 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 15 years | 15 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Japan or Slovakia?
- Japan, at 15 years against 15 years in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Japan and Slovakia?
- 0 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovakia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Slovakia rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Japan ranks 65th and Slovakia ranks 65th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release