As a beginner you should try to know deeply what is bitcoin and the cryptocurrencies, understanding it will help you decide if your too late or not. here is my answer to your question, in my opinion its not to late, you will never to late for the futures way of uplifting its economy.
if you want to buy bitcoin, you should buy bitcoin when its value is very low and exchange it with your currency when the value goes higher or when you feel like you have earn the best profit from it.