Middle school, high school, college, university. Whats the difference?

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In my country, kids will go to primary school at age 7-12(Standard 1-6), then proceed to secondary school at age 13-17(Form 1-5). After SPM, they either go for Form 6 or a Diploma, Matriculation etc. But on the Internet or animes, ppl use Grade. My question here, whats the age to enter 1st Grade? At which grade u'll start High School? And which country that use the term 'Grades' ? Or is it only my country (Malaysia) that use the term 'Standard' and 'Form'?
 
Well, the U.S. uses the term "grade." I'm not exactly sure what other countries do but I assume a few other English speaking countries use that term, or else maybe the term "year" ( as in "I'm an 8th year, or I'm in my 8th year, the UK might use that). Usually in the U.S. kids enter the first grade when they're around 6 years old and they turn 7 during that school year. And for high school, people usually start when they're 14 and they turn 15 during 9th grade (which is the first grade in high school if you didn't know). The way it works for most people is elementary school (kindergarten,1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade so from about 5 years old to 11 years old), then middle school (6th-8th grade and from about 11 years old to 14 years old) and then high school (9th-12th grade and from about 14 to 18 years old).
 
Well, the U.S. uses the term "grade." I'm not exactly sure what other countries do but I assume a few other English speaking countries use that term, or else maybe the term "year" ( as in "I'm an 8th year, or I'm in my 8th year, the UK might use that). Usually in the U.S. kids enter the first grade when they're around 6 years old and they turn 7 during that school year. And for high school, people usually start when they're 14 and they turn 15 during 9th grade (which is the first grade in high school if you didn't know). The way it works for most people is elementary school (kindergarten,1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade so from about 5 years old to 11 years old), then middle school (6th-8th grade and from about 11 years old to 14 years old) and then high school (9th-12th grade and from about 14 to 18 years old).
 
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