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