Cambodia vs Chile: Lower secondary school starting age

Cambodia

12 years

in 2025

Chile

12 years

in 2025

Cambodia rank

30th

Chile rank

30th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

Cambodia
Chile

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Chile, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cambodia ranks 30th and Chile ranks 30th of 209 countries.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.