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Lower secondary school starting age in United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands: Lower secondary school starting age was 12 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
12 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 209 countries
All-time high
12 years
in 1982
All-time low
12 years
in 1982
Years of data
27
1982–2025

Lower secondary school starting age in United States Virgin Islands, 1982–2025

02.557.51012.51982200320251982: 12 years1983: 12 years1984: 12 years1985: 12 years1986: 12 years1987: 12 years1988: 12 years1989: 12 years1990: 12 years1991: 12 years1992: 12 years1993: 12 years1994: 12 years1995: 12 years1996: 12 years1997: 12 years1998: 12 years1999: 12 years2017: 12 years2018: 12 years2019: 12 years2020: 12 years2021: 12 years2022: 12 years2023: 12 years2024: 12 years2025: 12 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary school starting age in United States Virgin Islands stood at 12 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 12 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1982.

That places United States Virgin Islands 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12 years 12 years 12 years 8
1990s 12 years 12 years 12 years 10
2010s 12 years 12 years 12 years 3
2020s 12 years 12 years 12 years 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school starting age in United States Virgin Islands?
Lower secondary school starting age in United States Virgin Islands was 12 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 12 years in 1982.
What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1982.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for lower secondary school starting age?
United States Virgin Islands ranks 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 11,411 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower 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.