What is the difference in theoretical duration of lower secondary education between Dominican Republic and South Africa?

0 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education

Dominican Republic

2 years

in 2020

South Africa

2 years

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

188th

South Africa rank

188th

Theoretical duration of lower secondary education over time

Dominican Republic
South Africa

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2 years against 2 years in South Africa, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 188th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2 years	3 years	1 years	South Africa
1980s	2 years	3 years	1 years	South Africa
1990s	2 years	2.7 years	0.7 years	South Africa
2000s	2 years	2 years	0 years	—
2010s	2.4 years	2 years	0.4 years	Dominican Republic
2020s	2 years	2 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of lower secondary education, Dominican Republic or South Africa?: Dominican Republic, at 2 years against 2 years in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of lower secondary education between Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 0 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for theoretical duration of lower secondary education?: Dominican Republic ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 188th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of grades (years) in lower secondary education.