Which has higher secondary education, duration, South Asia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 8 years against 7 years in South Asia as of 2025.

What is the difference in secondary education, duration between South Asia and United Arab Emirates?

1 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and United Arab Emirates?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Asia vs United Arab Emirates: Secondary education, duration

South Asia

7 years

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

8 years

in 2025

South Asia rank

3rd

United Arab Emirates rank

3rd

Secondary education, duration over time

South Asia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 8 years against 7 years in South Asia, a difference of 1 years.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7 years	6 years	1 years	South Asia
1980s	7 years	6 years	1 years	South Asia
1990s	7 years	6 years	1 years	South Asia
2000s	7 years	6.7 years	0.3 years	South Asia
2010s	7 years	7 years	0 years	—
2020s	7 years	8 years	1 years	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, duration, South Asia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 8 years against 7 years in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary education, duration between South Asia and United Arab Emirates?: 1 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and United Arab Emirates?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do South Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for secondary education, duration?: South Asia ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 255 places, 13,986 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.