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Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)

years · higher is better · 178 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Haiti4
  2. 1Bhutan4
  3. 1Burundi4
  4. 2Liberia3
  5. 2Sierra Leone3
  6. 2Germany3
  7. 2Romania3
  8. 2Curacao3
  9. 2Luxembourg3
  10. 3Colombia2.5
  11. 4Sweden2
  12. 4Bahrain2
  13. 4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2
  14. 4Egypt, Arab Rep.2
  15. 4Lao PDR2
  16. 4Mali2
  17. 4Malta2
  18. 4St. Vincent and the Grenadines2
  19. 4Slovak Republic2
  20. 4British Virgin Islands2
  21. 4Guinea-Bissau2
  22. 4Cayman Islands2
  23. 4Greece2
  24. 4Uzbekistan2
  25. 4Syrian Arab Republic2
  26. 4Malawi2
  27. 4Cuba2
  28. 4Vanuatu2
  29. 4Fiji2
  30. 4Cambodia2
  31. 4Antigua and Barbuda2
  32. 4Tanzania2
  33. 4Namibia2
  34. 4Comoros2
  35. 4Tunisia2
  36. 4Bulgaria2
  37. 4France2
  38. 4Madagascar2
  39. 4Nigeria2
  40. 4Nicaragua2
  41. 4Kenya2
  42. 4Congo, Rep.2
  43. 4Trinidad and Tobago2
  44. 4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2
  45. 4Estonia2
  46. 4Cameroon2
  47. 4Cote d'Ivoire2
  48. 4Maldives2
  49. 4Tonga2
  50. 4Dominica2
  51. 4Afghanistan2
  52. 4Panama2
  53. 4Jamaica2
  54. 4Philippines2
  55. 4St. Lucia2
  56. 4Poland2
  57. 4Canada2
  58. 4Puerto Rico (US)2
  59. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2
  60. 4South Africa2
  61. 4Latvia2
  62. 4Barbados2
  63. 4Ghana2
  64. 4Iraq2
  65. 4Thailand2
  66. 4Benin2
  67. 4Spain2
  68. 4Zambia2
  69. 4Gibraltar2
  70. 4Ireland2
  71. 4Belize2
  72. 4Singapore2
  73. 4Marshall Islands2
  74. 4India2
  75. 4Hungary2
  76. 4Serbia2
  77. 4Suriname2
  78. 4Seychelles2
  79. 4Bangladesh2
  80. 4Guyana2
  81. 4Ecuador2
  82. 4Ukraine2
  83. 4Zimbabwe2
  84. 4Morocco2
  85. 4Myanmar2
  86. 4Montenegro2
  87. 4Grenada2
  88. 4Kuwait2
  89. 4Cyprus2
  90. 4Uganda2
  91. 4Mongolia2
  92. 4St. Kitts and Nevis2
  93. 5Moldova1
  94. 5Ethiopia1
  95. 5United Arab Emirates1
  96. 5Lesotho1
  97. 5Albania1
  98. 5Monaco1
  99. 5Solomon Islands1
  100. 5Pakistan1
  101. 5Belarus1
  102. 5China1
  103. 5Gabon1
  104. 5United States1
  105. 5Finland1
  106. 5Russian Federation1
  107. 5Brazil1
  108. 5Czechia1
  109. 5Palau1
  110. 5Mauritius1
  111. 5Kiribati1
  112. 5Papua New Guinea1
  113. 5Italy1
  114. 5Burkina Faso1
  115. 5Switzerland1
  116. 5Turkmenistan1
  117. 5Austria1
  118. 5Togo1
  119. 5Chad1
  120. 5Andorra1
  121. 5Lebanon1
  122. 5Cabo Verde1
  123. 5Georgia1
  124. 5Israel1
  125. 5Eritrea1
  126. 5Niger1
  127. 5Sri Lanka1
  128. 5Saudi Arabia1
  129. 5Botswana1
  130. 5Kyrgyz Republic1
  131. 5Belgium1
  132. 5Lithuania1
  133. 5Portugal1
  134. 5Viet Nam1
  135. 5Bahamas, The1
  136. 5Netherlands1
  137. 5Norway1
  138. 5West Bank and Gaza1
  139. 5Iceland1
  140. 5Senegal1
  141. 5Eswatini1
  142. 5Naoero1
  143. 5Qatar1
  144. 5Samoa1
  145. 5Kazakhstan1
  146. 5Hong Kong SAR, China1
  147. 5Bosnia and Herzegovina1
  148. 5New Zealand1
  149. 5Turks and Caicos Islands1
  150. 5Japan1
  151. 5Gambia, The1
  152. 5Azerbaijan1
  153. 5North Macedonia1
  154. 5Australia1

Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)