Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
221
Highest
18 years
Tanzania
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; 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 Curacao (up 14.3%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 12.5%).
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) (upper): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 18 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 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 |
| 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 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Cameroon | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Congo | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Curacao | 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 | 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 | Nauru | 16 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Oman | 16 years | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 10 | Philippines | 16 years | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 10 | Russia | 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 |
| 10 | Tokelau | 16 years | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Angola | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Albania | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Argentina | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Armenia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Burundi | 15 years | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 65 | Bahrain | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Belize | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Brazil | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Canada | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Switzerland | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | China | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Colombia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Comoros | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Cuba | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Cyprus | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Czechia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Djibouti | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Dominica | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 15 years | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 65 | Algeria | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Egypt | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Spain | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | France | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Gabon | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Georgia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Ghana | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Grenada | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Guyana | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Hong Kong | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Honduras | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Haiti | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Hungary | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Iran | 15 years | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 65 | Iraq | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Israel | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Jamaica | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Japan | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 65 | Cambodia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Kiribati | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | South Korea | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Kuwait | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Laos | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Lebanon | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Liberia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Libya | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Macao | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Morocco | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Monaco | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Madagascar | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Mexico | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Montenegro | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Mongolia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Malaysia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Nigeria | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Netherlands | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 65 | New Zealand | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Panama | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Peru | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 65 | Puerto Rico | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | North Korea | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Portugal | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Paraguay | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Palestine | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 65 | French Polynesia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Qatar | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Romania | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Rwanda | 15 years | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Sudan | 15 years | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Serbia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Slovakia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Seychelles | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Syria | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Thailand | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | East Timor | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Tunisia | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Ukraine | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Uruguay | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | United States | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Venezuela | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | British Virgin Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | United States Virgin Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Vietnam | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Yemen | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 15 years | 2025 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 65 | French Guiana | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Guadeloupe | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Martinique | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Reunion | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Anguilla | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Cook Islands | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Montserrat | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Niue | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 15 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Aruba | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 14 years | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 184 | Austria | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Belgium | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Bangladesh | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Bulgaria | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Bahamas | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Bermuda | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Bolivia | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Barbados | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Brunei | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Chile | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Cayman Islands | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Eritrea | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | United Kingdom | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Gibraltar | 14 years | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 184 | India | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Italy | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Kenya | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Sri Lanka | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 14 years | 2025 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 184 | Malta | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Myanmar | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Mauritius | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Palau | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Singapore | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | San Marino | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Somalia | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | South Sudan | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Turkey | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Western Sahara | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Saint Helena | 14 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 219 | Nepal | 13 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Pakistan | 13 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Samoa | 13 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release