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Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years)
UNESCO UIS
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209 countries · 1970–2025
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1
Bulgaria
5
2
San Marino
5
3
Brunei Darussalam
5
4
Italy
5
5
Samoa
5
6
Slovak Republic
4
7
Czechia
4
8
United Arab Emirates
4
9
Bolivia
4
10
Pakistan
4
11
Gibraltar
4
12
Nepal
4
13
Iceland
4
14
Burundi
4
15
Croatia
4
16
North Macedonia
4
17
Bermuda
4
18
Belgium
4
19
Malta
4
20
South Sudan
4
21
Tunisia
4
22
Serbia
4
23
Seychelles
4
24
Austria
4
25
United Kingdom
4
26
Haiti
4
27
Marshall Islands
4
28
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
4
29
Zimbabwe
4
30
Hungary
4
31
Sri Lanka
4
32
Eritrea
4
33
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
34
Romania
4
35
Congo, Dem. Rep.
4
36
Sierra Leone
4
37
Kenya
4
38
Palau
4
39
Luxembourg
4
40
Bangladesh
4
41
Poland
4
42
Switzerland
4
43
Mauritius
4
44
Solomon Islands
4
45
India
4
46
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
4
47
Kiribati
4
48
Chile
4
49
Montenegro
4
50
Slovenia
4
51
Turkiye
4
52
Togo
3
53
Djibouti
3
54
New Zealand
3
55
France
3
56
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
3
57
Germany
3
58
Mali
3
59
Panama
3
60
Gabon
3
61
Cyprus
3
62
British Virgin Islands
3
63
Cayman Islands
3
64
Mexico
3
65
Georgia
3
66
Angola
3
67
Cuba
3
68
Puerto Rico (US)
3
69
Ghana
3
70
Madagascar
3
71
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
3
72
Cabo Verde
3
73
Moldova
3
74
Portugal
3
75
Comoros
3
76
Paraguay
3
77
West Bank and Gaza
3
78
Guinea
3
79
Monaco
3
80
French Polynesia
3
81
Qatar
3
82
Gambia, The
3
83
Morocco
3
84
Congo, Rep.
3
85
Argentina
3
86
Macao SAR, China
3
87
Cameroon
3
88
Rwanda
3
89
Yemen, Rep.
3
90
Guinea-Bissau
3
91
Latvia
3
92
Cote d'Ivoire
3
93
Saudi Arabia
3
94
Sudan
3
95
China
3
96
Afghanistan
3
97
Senegal
3
98
Greece
3
99
Armenia
3
100
Canada
3
101
El Salvador
3
102
Central African Republic
3
103
Guatemala
3
104
Liechtenstein
3
105
South Africa
3
106
Sao Tome and Principe
3
107
Hong Kong SAR, China
3
108
Libya
3
109
Suriname
3
110
Liberia
3
111
Brazil
3
112
Lebanon
3
113
Aruba
3
114
United States
3
115
Sweden
3
116
Lao PDR
3
117
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3
118
Kuwait
3
119
Syrian Arab Republic
3
120
Korea, Rep.
3
121
Indonesia
3
122
Chad
3
123
Bahamas, The
3
124
Zambia
3
125
Uruguay
3
126
Thailand
3
127
Bahrain
3
128
Cambodia
3
129
Timor-Leste
3
130
Tonga
3
131
Burkina Faso
3
132
Iran, Islamic Rep.
3
133
Iraq
3
134
Benin
3
135
Japan
3
136
Tuvalu
3
137
Israel
3
138
Spain
3
139
Malaysia
3
140
Estonia
3
141
Mauritania
3
142
New Caledonia
3
143
Egypt, Arab Rep.
3
144
Niger
3
145
Ecuador
3
146
Viet Nam
3
147
Nigeria
3
148
Vanuatu
3
149
Algeria
3
150
Albania
3
151
Dominican Republic
3
152
Netherlands
3
153
Finland
3
154
Mongolia
3
155
Denmark
3
156
Norway
3
157
Fiji
3
158
Azerbaijan
2
159
Singapore
2
160
Tanzania
2
161
Jamaica
2
162
Maldives
2
163
Botswana
2
164
Malawi
2
165
Papua New Guinea
2
166
Guyana
2
167
Belize
2
168
St. Lucia
2
169
Bhutan
2
170
Eswatini
2
171
Uganda
2
172
Barbados
2
173
Honduras
2
174
Lithuania
2
175
Tajikistan
2
176
Equatorial Guinea
2
177
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
2
178
Turkmenistan
2
179
Ireland
2
180
Kyrgyz Republic
2
181
Naoero
2
182
Namibia
2
183
Ethiopia
2
184
Nicaragua
2
185
Mozambique
2
186
Russian Federation
2
187
Oman
2
188
Australia
2
189
Dominica
2
190
Grenada
2
191
Trinidad and Tobago
2
192
Peru
2
193
Kazakhstan
2
194
Colombia
2
195
Myanmar
2
196
Lesotho
2
197
St. Kitts and Nevis
2
198
Ukraine
2
199
Philippines
2
200
Turks and Caicos Islands
2
201
Venezuela, RB
2
202
American Samoa
2
203
Uzbekistan
2
204
Andorra
2
205
Antigua and Barbuda
2
206
Curacao
2
207
Jordan
2
208
Belarus
2
209
Costa Rica
2
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