Oman vs Switzerland: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Oman
16 years
in 2020
Switzerland
16 years
in 2020
Oman rank
12th
Switzerland rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Oman
- Switzerland
How they compare
Oman currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Oman ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 15.2 years | 16 years | 0.8 years | Switzerland |
| 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, Oman or Switzerland?
- Oman, at 16 years against 16 years in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Oman and Switzerland?
- 0 years, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Switzerland?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Oman and Switzerland rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Oman ranks 12th and Switzerland 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.