South Africa - Secondary school starting age
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Lower secondary school starting age (years) in South Africa was 14.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 14.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 13.00 in 1970.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.00 |
| 1971 | 13.00 |
| 1972 | 13.00 |
| 1973 | 13.00 |
| 1974 | 13.00 |
| 1975 | 13.00 |
| 1976 | 13.00 |
| 1977 | 13.00 |
| 1978 | 13.00 |
| 1979 | 13.00 |
| 1980 | 13.00 |
| 1981 | 13.00 |
| 1982 | 13.00 |
| 1983 | 13.00 |
| 1984 | 13.00 |
| 1985 | 13.00 |
| 1986 | 13.00 |
| 1987 | 13.00 |
| 1988 | 13.00 |
| 1989 | 13.00 |
| 1990 | 13.00 |
| 1991 | 13.00 |
| 1992 | 13.00 |
| 1993 | 13.00 |
| 1994 | 13.00 |
| 1995 | 13.00 |
| 1996 | 13.00 |
| 1997 | 14.00 |
| 1998 | 14.00 |
| 1999 | 14.00 |
| 2000 | 14.00 |
| 2001 | 14.00 |
| 2002 | 14.00 |
| 2003 | 14.00 |
| 2004 | 14.00 |
| 2005 | 14.00 |
| 2006 | 14.00 |
| 2007 | 14.00 |
| 2008 | 14.00 |
| 2009 | 14.00 |
| 2010 | 14.00 |
| 2011 | 14.00 |
| 2012 | 14.00 |
| 2013 | 14.00 |
| 2014 | 14.00 |
| 2015 | 14.00 |
| 2016 | 14.00 |
| 2017 | 14.00 |
| 2018 | 14.00 |
| 2019 | 14.00 |
| 2020 | 14.00 |
| 2021 | 14.00 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Inputs
