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Secondary education, duration (years)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•209 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.4Years
Median: 6.0Years
Countries Covered
209
with available data
Highest
Germany
9.0Years
Lowest
Singapore
4.0Years
Top 5 Countries
1Germany9.0Years
2Slovakia9.0Years
3Bulgaria8.0Years
4Sri Lanka8.0Years
5Croatia8.0Years
By Region
Europe7.0Years(32 countries)
Oceania6.5Years(2 countries)
Other6.4Years(129 countries)
Asia6.3Years(26 countries)
Africa6.0Years(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.0Years)High (9.0Years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.4Years)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (129)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Germany9.0Years
2Slovakia9.0Years
3Bulgaria8.0Years
4Sri Lanka8.0Years
5Croatia8.0Years
6Czech Republic8.0Years
7State of Palestine8.0Years
8Hungary8.0Years
9Italy8.0Years
10Lithuania8.0Years
11Moldova, Republic of8.0Years
12Montenegro8.0Years
13Oman8.0Years
14Poland8.0Years
15Romania8.0Years
16San Marino8.0Years
17Serbia8.0Years
18Somalia8.0Years
19United Arab Emirates8.0Years
20Türkiye8.0Years
21Turkmenistan8.0Years
22The Republic of North Macedonia8.0Years
23Austria8.0Years
24Armenia8.0Years
25Bosnia and Herzegovina8.0Years
26Burundi7.0Years
27Belarus7.0Years
28Cameroon7.0Years
29Central African Republic7.0Years
30Chad7.0Years
31Comoros7.0Years
32Republic of the Congo7.0Years
33Benin7.0Years
34Eritrea7.0Years
35Fiji7.0Years
36France7.0Years
37French Polynesia7.0Years
38Djibouti7.0Years
39Gabon7.0Years
40Gibraltar7.0Years
41Kiribati7.0Years
42Guinea7.0Years
43Haiti7.0Years
44Iceland7.0Years
45India7.0Years
46Cote d'Ivoire7.0Years
47Kazakhstan7.0Years
48Kuwait7.0Years
49Kyrgyzstan7.0Years
50Lao People's Democratic Republic7.0Years
51Liechtenstein7.0Years
52Luxembourg7.0Years
53Madagascar7.0Years
54Malta7.0Years
55Mauritania7.0Years
56Mauritius7.0Years
57Monaco7.0Years
58Mongolia7.0Years
59Nepal7.0Years
60New Caledonia7.0Years
61Vanuatu7.0Years
62New Zealand7.0Years
63Niger7.0Years
64Pakistan7.0Years
65Russian Federation7.0Years
66Senegal7.0Years
67Seychelles7.0Years
68Sierra Leone7.0Years
69Vietnam7.0Years
70Slovenia7.0Years
71Suriname7.0Years
72Switzerland7.0Years
73Tajikistan7.0Years
74Togo7.0Years
75Tonga7.0Years
76Tunisia7.0Years
77Tuvalu7.0Years
78Ukraine7.0Years
79United Kingdom7.0Years
80Burkina Faso7.0Years
81Uzbekistan7.0Years
82Samoa7.0Years
83Albania7.0Years
84Algeria7.0Years
85Azerbaijan7.0Years
86Bangladesh7.0Years
87Bermuda7.0Years
88Brazil7.0Years
89Solomon Islands7.0Years
90Brunei Darussalam7.0Years
91Myanmar6.0Years
92Cambodia6.0Years
93Canada6.0Years
94Cape Verde6.0Years
95Cayman Islands6.0Years
96Chile6.0Years
97People's Republic of China6.0Years
98Colombia6.0Years
99Democratic Republic of the Congo6.0Years
100Cuba6.0Years
101Cyprus6.0Years
102Denmark6.0Years
103Dominican Republic6.0Years
104Ecuador6.0Years
105El Salvador6.0Years
106Equatorial Guinea6.0Years
107Ethiopia6.0Years
108Estonia6.0Years
109Finland6.0Years
110Georgia6.0Years
111Republic of The Gambia6.0Years
112Ghana6.0Years
113Greece6.0Years
114Guatemala6.0Years
115Hong Kong6.0Years
116Indonesia6.0Years
117Islamic Republic of Iran6.0Years
118Iraq6.0Years
119Israel6.0Years
120Japan6.0Years
121Jordan6.0Years
122Kenya6.0Years
123North Korea6.0Years
124South Korea6.0Years
125Lebanon6.0Years
126Latvia6.0Years
127Liberia6.0Years
128Libya6.0Years
129Macao6.0Years
130Malawi6.0Years
131Malaysia6.0Years
132Maldives6.0Years
133Mali6.0Years
134Mexico6.0Years
135Morocco6.0Years
136Nauru6.0Years
137Netherlands6.0Years
138Curaçao6.0Years
139Nigeria6.0Years
140Norway6.0Years
141Micronesia, Federated States of6.0Years
142Marshall Islands6.0Years
143Palau6.0Years
144Panama6.0Years
145Papua New Guinea6.0Years
146Paraguay6.0Years
147Philippines6.0Years
148Portugal6.0Years
149Guinea-Bissau6.0Years
150Timor-Leste6.0Years
151Puerto Rico6.0Years
152Qatar6.0Years
153Rwanda6.0Years
154Sao Tome and Principe6.0Years
155Saudi Arabia6.0Years
156Zimbabwe6.0Years
157Spain6.0Years
158South Sudan6.0Years
159Sudan6.0Years
160Sweden6.0Years
161Syrian Arab Republic6.0Years
162Thailand6.0Years
163Uganda6.0Years
164Egypt6.0Years
165United Republic of Tanzania6.0Years
166United States of America6.0Years
167Virgin Islands, U.S.6.0Years
168Uruguay6.0Years
169Yemen6.0Years
170Afghanistan6.0Years
171American Samoa6.0Years
172Andorra6.0Years
173Angola6.0Years
174Argentina6.0Years
175Australia6.0Years
176Bahamas6.0Years
177Bahrain6.0Years
178Belgium6.0Years
179Bhutan6.0Years
180Bolivia6.0Years
181Belize6.0Years
182Virgin Islands, British6.0Years
183Costa Rica5.0Years
184Dominica5.0Years
185Grenada5.0Years
186Guyana5.0Years
187Honduras5.0Years
188Ireland5.0Years
189Jamaica5.0Years
190Lesotho5.0Years
191Mozambique5.0Years
192Namibia5.0Years
193Aruba5.0Years
194Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.0Years
195Nicaragua5.0Years
196Peru5.0Years
197Saint Kitts and Nevis5.0Years
198Saint Lucia5.0Years
199Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.0Years
200South Africa5.0Years
201Eswatini5.0Years
202Trinidad and Tobago5.0Years
203Turks and Caicos Islands5.0Years
204Venezuela5.0Years
205Zambia5.0Years
206Antigua and Barbuda5.0Years
207Barbados5.0Years
208Botswana5.0Years
209Singapore4.0Years
Showing 209 of 209 countries

Topics

#social#years#secondary#education#duration

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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