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Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)

years · higher is better · 209 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Lithuania6
  2. 1Oman6
  3. 1Germany6
  4. 1Turkmenistan6
  5. 2Moldova5
  6. 2Azerbaijan5
  7. 2Slovak Republic5
  8. 2West Bank and Gaza5
  9. 2Ukraine5
  10. 2Tajikistan5
  11. 2Kazakhstan5
  12. 2Armenia5
  13. 2Russian Federation5
  14. 2Belarus5
  15. 2Kyrgyz Republic5
  16. 2Uzbekistan5
  17. 3Tonga4
  18. 3Vanuatu4
  19. 3Uganda4
  20. 3Czechia4
  21. 3Djibouti4
  22. 3Philippines4
  23. 3New Zealand4
  24. 3Naoero4
  25. 3Chad4
  26. 3Papua New Guinea4
  27. 3Poland4
  28. 3Turkiye4
  29. 3Curacao4
  30. 3Austria4
  31. 3Guinea4
  32. 3Suriname4
  33. 3Algeria4
  34. 3Burkina Faso4
  35. 3Croatia4
  36. 3French Polynesia4
  37. 3Liechtenstein4
  38. 3Tanzania4
  39. 3Niger4
  40. 3New Caledonia4
  41. 3Benin4
  42. 3Comoros4
  43. 3Brazil4
  44. 3Romania4
  45. 3Malawi4
  46. 3Colombia4
  47. 3Mauritania4
  48. 3Equatorial Guinea4
  49. 3Bosnia and Herzegovina4
  50. 3Viet Nam4
  51. 3Mongolia4
  52. 3Ethiopia4
  53. 3Congo, Rep.4
  54. 3Togo4
  55. 3Senegal4
  56. 3Australia4
  57. 3Montenegro4
  58. 3Bhutan4
  59. 3Cameroon4
  60. 3Myanmar4
  61. 3Serbia4
  62. 3Lao PDR4
  63. 3Tuvalu4
  64. 3Cote d'Ivoire4
  65. 3Fiji4
  66. 3France4
  67. 3North Macedonia4
  68. 3Somalia, Fed. Rep.4
  69. 3Hungary4
  70. 3Belize4
  71. 3Albania4
  72. 3Gabon4
  73. 3Andorra4
  74. 3Maldives4
  75. 3United Arab Emirates4
  76. 3Madagascar4
  77. 3Jordan4
  78. 3Kuwait4
  79. 3Sri Lanka4
  80. 3Monaco4
  81. 3Central African Republic4
  82. 3American Samoa4
  83. 4Korea, Rep.3
  84. 4Turks and Caicos Islands3
  85. 4Syrian Arab Republic3
  86. 4Seychelles3
  87. 4Eswatini3
  88. 4Sweden3
  89. 4Slovenia3
  90. 4Sao Tome and Principe3
  91. 4San Marino3
  92. 4El Salvador3
  93. 4Sierra Leone3
  94. 4Solomon Islands3
  95. 4Sudan3
  96. 4Saudi Arabia3
  97. 4Rwanda3
  98. 4Qatar3
  99. 4Paraguay3
  100. 4Portugal3
  101. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3
  102. 4Puerto Rico (US)3
  103. 4Peru3
  104. 4Panama3
  105. 4Pakistan3
  106. 4Nepal3
  107. 4Norway3
  108. 4Netherlands3
  109. 4Nicaragua3
  110. 4Nigeria3
  111. 4Namibia3
  112. 4Malaysia3
  113. 4Mauritius3
  114. 4Mozambique3
  115. 4Uruguay3
  116. 4Malta3
  117. 4Mali3
  118. 4Mexico3
  119. 4United States3
  120. 4Morocco3
  121. 4Macao SAR, China3
  122. 4Latvia3
  123. 4Luxembourg3
  124. 4Lesotho3
  125. 4St. Lucia3
  126. 4Libya3
  127. 4Liberia3
  128. 4Lebanon3
  129. 4St. Kitts and Nevis3
  130. 4Kiribati3
  131. 4Cambodia3
  132. 4St. Vincent and the Grenadines3
  133. 4Japan3
  134. 4Jamaica3
  135. 4Italy3
  136. 4Israel3
  137. 4Iceland3
  138. 4Iraq3
  139. 4Iran, Islamic Rep.3
  140. 4Ireland3
  141. 4Venezuela, RB3
  142. 4India3
  143. 4Indonesia3
  144. 4Haiti3
  145. 4Honduras3
  146. 4Hong Kong SAR, China3
  147. 4Guyana3
  148. 4Guatemala3
  149. 4Grenada3
  150. 4British Virgin Islands3
  151. 4Greece3
  152. 4Guinea-Bissau3
  153. 4Gambia, The3
  154. 4Virgin Islands (U.S.)3
  155. 4Gibraltar3
  156. 4Ghana3
  157. 4Georgia3
  158. 4United Kingdom3
  159. 4Finland3
  160. 4Estonia3
  161. 4Spain3
  162. 4Eritrea3
  163. 4Egypt, Arab Rep.3
  164. 4Ecuador3
  165. 4Dominican Republic3
  166. 4Denmark3
  167. 4Dominica3
  168. 4Cyprus3
  169. 4Cayman Islands3
  170. 4Cuba3
  171. 4Costa Rica3
  172. 4Cabo Verde3
  173. 4China3
  174. 4Switzerland3
  175. 4Canada3
  176. 4Botswana3
  177. 4Yemen, Rep.3
  178. 4Barbados3
  179. 4Bermuda3
  180. 4Bahamas, The3
  181. 4Bahrain3
  182. 4Bulgaria3
  183. 4Bangladesh3
  184. 4Burundi3
  185. 4Trinidad and Tobago3
  186. 4Antigua and Barbuda3
  187. 4Argentina3
  188. 4Angola3
  189. 4Afghanistan3
  190. 4Thailand3
  191. 4Timor-Leste3
  192. 4Tunisia3
  193. 5Samoa2
  194. 5Kenya2
  195. 5Palau2
  196. 5Brunei Darussalam2
  197. 5Belgium2
  198. 5Singapore2
  199. 5Aruba2
  200. 5Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2
  201. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.2
  202. 5Marshall Islands2
  203. 5Bolivia2
  204. 5South Africa2
  205. 5South Sudan2
  206. 5Chile2
  207. 5Zimbabwe2
  208. 5Zambia2
  209. 5Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2

Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)