Canada vs Netherlands: Lower secondary school starting age
Canada
12 years
in 2025
Netherlands
12 years
in 2025
Canada rank
30th
Netherlands rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Canada currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Globally, Canada ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Individual pages
About this data
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.