Colombia vs Eritrea: Lower secondary school starting age

Colombia
11 years
in 2025
Eritrea
11 years
in 2025
Colombia rank
144th
Eritrea rank
144th

Lower secondary school starting age over time

  • Colombia
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Colombia ranks 144th and Eritrea ranks 144th 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

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.