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