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