secondary school age

Wikipedia defines secondary education as:
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary school. Secondary education is generally the final stage of compulsory education. However, secondary education in some countries includes a period of compulsory and a period of non-compulsory education. The next stage of education is usually college or university. Secondary education is characterized by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for minors to the optional, selective tertiary, "post-secondary", or "higher" education (e.g., universityvocational school) for adults. Depending on the system, schools for this period or a part of it may be called secondary schoolshigh schoolsgymnasialyceumsmiddle schoolscollegesvocational schools and preparatory schools, and the exact meaning of any of these varies between the systems.
English: Children of secondary school age by educational status, 2006 (percentage)

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