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Secondary education, duration (years)

· higher is better · 209 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Germany9
  2. 1Slovak Republic9
  3. 2Oman8
  4. 2Austria8
  5. 2Serbia8
  6. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.8
  7. 2San Marino8
  8. 2Bulgaria8
  9. 2Romania8
  10. 2Bosnia and Herzegovina8
  11. 2West Bank and Gaza8
  12. 2Poland8
  13. 2United Arab Emirates8
  14. 2Armenia8
  15. 2Montenegro8
  16. 2North Macedonia8
  17. 2Czechia8
  18. 2Moldova8
  19. 2Lithuania8
  20. 2Sri Lanka8
  21. 2Italy8
  22. 2Turkmenistan8
  23. 2Hungary8
  24. 2Croatia8
  25. 2Turkiye8
  26. 3Vanuatu7
  27. 3Samoa7
  28. 3Ukraine7
  29. 3Tuvalu7
  30. 3Uzbekistan7
  31. 3Tonga7
  32. 3Tunisia7
  33. 3Viet Nam7
  34. 3Cote d'Ivoire7
  35. 3Monaco7
  36. 3Chad7
  37. 3Sierra Leone7
  38. 3Djibouti7
  39. 3Kazakhstan7
  40. 3Togo7
  41. 3Suriname7
  42. 3France7
  43. 3Switzerland7
  44. 3Haiti7
  45. 3Benin7
  46. 3Mongolia7
  47. 3Nepal7
  48. 3Lao PDR7
  49. 3Azerbaijan7
  50. 3Comoros7
  51. 3New Zealand7
  52. 3Central African Republic7
  53. 3Albania7
  54. 3Luxembourg7
  55. 3Eritrea7
  56. 3Solomon Islands7
  57. 3Gibraltar7
  58. 3Burkina Faso7
  59. 3Pakistan7
  60. 3Kiribati7
  61. 3Mauritania7
  62. 3Brunei Darussalam7
  63. 3India7
  64. 3Guinea7
  65. 3Senegal7
  66. 3Slovenia7
  67. 3Bangladesh7
  68. 3Mauritius7
  69. 3Brazil7
  70. 3Congo, Rep.7
  71. 3Gabon7
  72. 3Kuwait7
  73. 3Madagascar7
  74. 3Seychelles7
  75. 3Algeria7
  76. 3Kyrgyz Republic7
  77. 3Iceland7
  78. 3Malta7
  79. 3Bermuda7
  80. 3Burundi7
  81. 3Tajikistan7
  82. 3Liechtenstein7
  83. 3Russian Federation7
  84. 3New Caledonia7
  85. 3Belarus7
  86. 3French Polynesia7
  87. 3Cameroon7
  88. 3Niger7
  89. 3United Kingdom7
  90. 3Fiji7
  91. 4Puerto Rico (US)6
  92. 4Guinea-Bissau6
  93. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.6
  94. 4Iraq6
  95. 4Portugal6
  96. 4Belize6
  97. 4Paraguay6
  98. 4Qatar6
  99. 4Equatorial Guinea6
  100. 4Iran, Islamic Rep.6
  101. 4Bahamas, The6
  102. 4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6
  103. 4Spain6
  104. 4Ecuador6
  105. 4Thailand6
  106. 4Libya6
  107. 4Latvia6
  108. 4Dominican Republic6
  109. 4Angola6
  110. 4Macao SAR, China6
  111. 4Estonia6
  112. 4Liberia6
  113. 4Denmark6
  114. 4Morocco6
  115. 4Afghanistan6
  116. 4Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  117. 4Ethiopia6
  118. 4Lebanon6
  119. 4Maldives6
  120. 4Mexico6
  121. 4Cyprus6
  122. 4Finland6
  123. 4Marshall Islands6
  124. 4Cayman Islands6
  125. 4Mali6
  126. 4Curacao6
  127. 4Korea, Rep.6
  128. 4Cuba6
  129. 4Myanmar6
  130. 4Cabo Verde6
  131. 4American Samoa6
  132. 4Colombia6
  133. 4Cambodia6
  134. 4Malawi6
  135. 4Malaysia6
  136. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  137. 4Kenya6
  138. 4Nigeria6
  139. 4China6
  140. 4Georgia6
  141. 4Chile6
  142. 4Netherlands6
  143. 4Norway6
  144. 4Ghana6
  145. 4Andorra6
  146. 4Canada6
  147. 4Japan6
  148. 4Naoero6
  149. 4Jordan6
  150. 4Syrian Arab Republic6
  151. 4Bhutan6
  152. 4Panama6
  153. 4Philippines6
  154. 4Palau6
  155. 4Gambia, The6
  156. 4Israel6
  157. 4Papua New Guinea6
  158. 4Bolivia6
  159. 4Bahrain6
  160. 4Rwanda6
  161. 4Greece6
  162. 4Argentina6
  163. 4Saudi Arabia6
  164. 4Sudan6
  165. 4Guatemala6
  166. 4Indonesia6
  167. 4Belgium6
  168. 4El Salvador6
  169. 4South Sudan6
  170. 4Sao Tome and Principe6
  171. 4Australia6
  172. 4Hong Kong SAR, China6
  173. 4Sweden6
  174. 4Uruguay6
  175. 4Uganda6
  176. 4Zimbabwe6
  177. 4Virgin Islands (U.S.)6
  178. 4Tanzania6
  179. 4Timor-Leste6
  180. 4United States6
  181. 4Yemen, Rep.6
  182. 4British Virgin Islands6
  183. 5Zambia5
  184. 5Trinidad and Tobago5
  185. 5St. Vincent and the Grenadines5
  186. 5Venezuela, RB5
  187. 5South Africa5
  188. 5Dominica5
  189. 5Aruba5
  190. 5Honduras5
  191. 5Jamaica5
  192. 5Botswana5
  193. 5Eswatini5
  194. 5Nicaragua5
  195. 5Turks and Caicos Islands5
  196. 5Peru5
  197. 5Grenada5
  198. 5Namibia5
  199. 5Mozambique5
  200. 5St. Lucia5
  201. 5Guyana5
  202. 5St. Kitts and Nevis5
  203. 5Barbados5
  204. 5Lesotho5
  205. 5Costa Rica5
  206. 5Antigua and Barbuda5
  207. 5Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5
  208. 5Ireland5
  209. 6Singapore4

Secondary education, duration (years)