Official entrance age to lower secondary education by country
Countries reporting
73
Highest
13
Latvia
Lowest
10
Palestine, State of
Median
11
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,056
What the numbers show
Official entrance age to lower secondary education is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 13 in Latvia; the lowest is 10 in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 11, and the mean is 11.4.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Yemen | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Iraq | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Tunisia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Jordan | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Lebanon | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Libya | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Andorra | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Sudan | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Portugal | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Qatar | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Georgia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Cyprus | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Egypt | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Bahrain | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Montenegro | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | San Marino | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Serbia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | France | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Italy | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Djibouti | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Monaco | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Czechia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Austria | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Ukraine | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Türkiye | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Belarus | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Armenia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Slovakia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Oman | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 61 | Germany | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |