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