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