What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?

0 years, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?

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 upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4 years

in 2020

Sri Lanka

4 years

in 2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

5th

Sri Lanka rank

5th

Theoretical duration of upper secondary education over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 209 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	4 years	2.4 years	1.6 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	4 years	4 years	0 years	—
2010s	4 years	4 years	0 years	—
2020s	4 years	4 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of upper secondary education, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 4 years against 4 years in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 0 years, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka rank globally for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of upper 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.