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Theoretical duration of 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. 1Slovak Republic9
  2. 1Germany9
  3. 2Bulgaria8
  4. 2Armenia8
  5. 2Croatia8
  6. 2United Arab Emirates8
  7. 2Turkiye8
  8. 2Bosnia and Herzegovina8
  9. 2Moldova8
  10. 2Sri Lanka8
  11. 2Serbia8
  12. 2Oman8
  13. 2Italy8
  14. 2Czechia8
  15. 2Romania8
  16. 2Turkmenistan8
  17. 2North Macedonia8
  18. 2Hungary8
  19. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.8
  20. 2Poland8
  21. 2West Bank and Gaza8
  22. 2Austria8
  23. 2Montenegro8
  24. 2San Marino8
  25. 2Lithuania8
  26. 3Belarus7
  27. 3Russian Federation7
  28. 3Luxembourg7
  29. 3Uzbekistan7
  30. 3Brazil7
  31. 3Tunisia7
  32. 3Viet Nam7
  33. 3Monaco7
  34. 3Pakistan7
  35. 3Djibouti7
  36. 3Tuvalu7
  37. 3Madagascar7
  38. 3Bangladesh7
  39. 3Liechtenstein7
  40. 3Lao PDR7
  41. 3Gibraltar7
  42. 3Suriname7
  43. 3Bermuda7
  44. 3Samoa7
  45. 3Kuwait7
  46. 3Togo7
  47. 3Kiribati7
  48. 3Comoros7
  49. 3Algeria7
  50. 3New Caledonia7
  51. 3Kyrgyz Republic7
  52. 3Haiti7
  53. 3Eritrea7
  54. 3Benin7
  55. 3Azerbaijan7
  56. 3Kazakhstan7
  57. 3Senegal7
  58. 3Brunei Darussalam7
  59. 3Congo, Rep.7
  60. 3Slovenia7
  61. 3Seychelles7
  62. 3Guinea7
  63. 3New Zealand7
  64. 3Sierra Leone7
  65. 3Malta7
  66. 3Tonga7
  67. 3Ukraine7
  68. 3Cameroon7
  69. 3Solomon Islands7
  70. 3Burkina Faso7
  71. 3Tajikistan7
  72. 3Cote d'Ivoire7
  73. 3Iceland7
  74. 3French Polynesia7
  75. 3Mongolia7
  76. 3Albania7
  77. 3Switzerland7
  78. 3Burundi7
  79. 3Gabon7
  80. 3Niger7
  81. 3Fiji7
  82. 3Mauritania7
  83. 3France7
  84. 3Nepal7
  85. 3Chad7
  86. 3Mauritius7
  87. 3India7
  88. 3Central African Republic7
  89. 3United Kingdom7
  90. 3Vanuatu7
  91. 4Bhutan6
  92. 4Sweden6
  93. 4Sao Tome and Principe6
  94. 4South Sudan6
  95. 4El Salvador6
  96. 4Syrian Arab Republic6
  97. 4Andorra6
  98. 4Sudan6
  99. 4Saudi Arabia6
  100. 4Rwanda6
  101. 4Qatar6
  102. 4Angola6
  103. 4Paraguay6
  104. 4Portugal6
  105. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.6
  106. 4Puerto Rico (US)6
  107. 4Papua New Guinea6
  108. 4Palau6
  109. 4Philippines6
  110. 4Thailand6
  111. 4Panama6
  112. 4Argentina6
  113. 4Naoero6
  114. 4Norway6
  115. 4Netherlands6
  116. 4Nigeria6
  117. 4Malaysia6
  118. 4Malawi6
  119. 4Timor-Leste6
  120. 4American Samoa6
  121. 4Myanmar6
  122. 4Mali6
  123. 4Marshall Islands6
  124. 4Mexico6
  125. 4Maldives6
  126. 4Morocco6
  127. 4Afghanistan6
  128. 4Macao SAR, China6
  129. 4Latvia6
  130. 4Australia6
  131. 4Libya6
  132. 4Liberia6
  133. 4Lebanon6
  134. 4Korea, Rep.6
  135. 4Tanzania6
  136. 4Cambodia6
  137. 4Kenya6
  138. 4Uganda6
  139. 4Japan6
  140. 4Jordan6
  141. 4Israel6
  142. 4Iraq6
  143. 4Iran, Islamic Rep.6
  144. 4Uruguay6
  145. 4Indonesia6
  146. 4United States6
  147. 4Hong Kong SAR, China6
  148. 4Belgium6
  149. 4Guatemala6
  150. 4Greece6
  151. 4Equatorial Guinea6
  152. 4Guinea-Bissau6
  153. 4Gambia, The6
  154. 4Ghana6
  155. 4Georgia6
  156. 4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6
  157. 4Finland6
  158. 4Ethiopia6
  159. 4British Virgin Islands6
  160. 4Estonia6
  161. 4Spain6
  162. 4Virgin Islands (U.S.)6
  163. 4Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  164. 4Ecuador6
  165. 4Dominican Republic6
  166. 4Denmark6
  167. 4Cyprus6
  168. 4Cayman Islands6
  169. 4Curacao6
  170. 4Cuba6
  171. 4Cabo Verde6
  172. 4Colombia6
  173. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  174. 4Yemen, Rep.6
  175. 4China6
  176. 4Chile6
  177. 4Bahrain6
  178. 4Canada6
  179. 4Bolivia6
  180. 4Bahamas, The6
  181. 4Belize6
  182. 4Zimbabwe6
  183. 5Antigua and Barbuda5
  184. 5Botswana5
  185. 5South Africa5
  186. 5Barbados5
  187. 5Costa Rica5
  188. 5Dominica5
  189. 5Zambia5
  190. 5Turks and Caicos Islands5
  191. 5Venezuela, RB5
  192. 5Aruba5
  193. 5St. Vincent and the Grenadines5
  194. 5Eswatini5
  195. 5Grenada5
  196. 5Guyana5
  197. 5Peru5
  198. 5Honduras5
  199. 5Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5
  200. 5Ireland5
  201. 5Nicaragua5
  202. 5Jamaica5
  203. 5Namibia5
  204. 5St. Kitts and Nevis5
  205. 5Mozambique5
  206. 5Trinidad and Tobago5
  207. 5St. Lucia5
  208. 5Lesotho5
  209. 6Singapore4

Theoretical duration of secondary education (years)