Kuwait vs Laos: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Kuwait
15 years
in 2020
Laos
15 years
in 2020
Kuwait rank
68th
Laos rank
68th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Kuwait
  • Laos
051015197019952020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 15 years against 15 years in Laos, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Laos ahead.

Kuwait ranks 68th and Laos ranks 68th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 14 years 15.4 years 1.4 years Laos
1980s 14 years 14 years 0 years
1990s 14 years 14 years 0 years
2000s 14.5 years 14 years 0.5 years Kuwait
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, Kuwait or Laos?
Kuwait, at 15 years against 15 years in Laos as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Kuwait and Laos?
0 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Kuwait ranks 68th and Laos ranks 68th 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

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.