Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
221
Highest
18 years
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
13 years
Samoa
Median
15 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
11,823
What the numbers show
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 18 years in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 13 years in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 15 years, and the mean is 15.15 years.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Curaçao (up 14.3%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 12.5%).
Official entrance age to upper secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 16 years | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 17 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Guinea | 17 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 17 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 17 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Namibia | 17 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Niger | 17 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 17 years | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 2 | Uganda | 17 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Anguilla | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Montserrat | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Niue | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Andorra | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | American Samoa | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Benin | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Bhutan | 16 years | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Botswana | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Cameroon | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Congo | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Curaçao | 16 years | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Fiji | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Gambia | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Guatemala | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Indonesia | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Ireland | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Jordan | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Lesotho | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Maldives | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Mali | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Mozambique | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Mauritania | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Malawi | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Naoero | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Oman | 16 years | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 10 | Philippines | 16 years | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Senegal | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | El Salvador | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Suriname | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Eswatini | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Chad | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Togo | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Tonga | 16 years | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Tuvalu | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | South Africa | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Zambia | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Angola | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Albania | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Argentina | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Armenia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Burundi | 15 years | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 64 | Bahrain | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Belize | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Brazil | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Canada | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Switzerland | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | China | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Colombia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Comoros | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Cuba | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Cyprus | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Czechia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Djibouti | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Dominica | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 15 years | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 64 | Algeria | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Ecuador | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Egypt | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Spain | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | France | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Gabon | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Georgia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Ghana | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Greece | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Grenada | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Guyana | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Hong Kong, China | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Croatia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Haiti | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Hungary | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15 years | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 64 | Iraq | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Israel | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Jamaica | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Japan | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Kiribati | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Republic of Korea | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Kuwait | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Lebanon | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Liberia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Libya | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Macau, China | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Morocco | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Monaco | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Madagascar | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Mexico | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Montenegro | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Mongolia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Malaysia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | New Caledonia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Nigeria | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Netherlands | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 64 | New Zealand | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Panama | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Peru | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Portugal | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Paraguay | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 64 | French Polynesia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Qatar | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Romania | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Rwanda | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Sudan | 15 years | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 64 | Solomon Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Serbia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Slovakia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Seychelles | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Thailand | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Tunisia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Ukraine | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Uruguay | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | United States of America | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | British Virgin Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | United States Virgin Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Yemen | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 15 years | 2025 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 64 | French Guiana | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Guadeloupe | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Martinique | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Réunion | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Aruba | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 14 years | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 179 | Austria | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Belgium | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Bulgaria | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Bahamas | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Bermuda | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Barbados | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Chile | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Cayman Islands | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Eritrea | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Gibraltar | 14 years | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 179 | India | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Italy | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Kenya | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Sri Lanka | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 14 years | 2025 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 179 | Malta | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Myanmar | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Mauritius | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Palau | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Singapore | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | San Marino | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Somalia | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | South Sudan | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Sint Maarten | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Türkiye | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Western Sahara | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | Nepal | 13 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | Pakistan | 13 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | Samoa | 13 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release