Secondary school starting age rose 0% to 10.0 years in Sri Lanka in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, secondary school starting age in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 11.0 years in 1996 and an all time low of 10.0 years in 2021. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, secondary school starting age in India amounted to 11.0 years, 12.0 years in Malaysia, 13.0 years in Maldives and 10.0 years in Myanmar in 2021.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 176th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of secondary school starting age, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Secondary School Starting Age | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
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