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