Lower secondary school starting age in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Lower secondary school starting age was 11 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school starting age in French Polynesia, 1989–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school starting age in French Polynesia stood at 11 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in French Polynesia peaked at 11 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1989.
That places French Polynesia 144th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
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- 144 Madagascar 11 years compare
- 144 Malta 11 years compare
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- 144 Moldova 11 years compare
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More education data for French Polynesia
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.1% (1996)
- Primary education, teachers 2,052 (1996)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.4% (1996)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.8% (1996)
- Labor force, female 44.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 120,628 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9715 GPI (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school starting age in French Polynesia?
- Lower secondary school starting age in French Polynesia was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1989.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1989.
- How does French Polynesia rank for lower secondary school starting age?
- French Polynesia ranks 144th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.