Australia vs Congo: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Australia
16 years
in 2020
Congo
16 years
in 2020
Australia rank
12th
Congo rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Congo, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Congo ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Congo |
| 1980s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Congo |
| 1990s | 15.7 years | 16 years | 0.3 years | Congo |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 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, Australia or Congo?
- Australia, at 16 years against 16 years in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Australia and Congo?
- 0 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Australia ranks 12th and Congo ranks 12th of 209 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.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper 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.