What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between British Virgin Islands and Philippines?

0 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Philippines?

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.

British Virgin Islands vs Philippines: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education

British Virgin Islands

2 years

in 2020

Philippines

2 years

in 2020

British Virgin Islands rank

156th

Philippines rank

156th

Theoretical duration of upper secondary education over time

British Virgin Islands
Philippines

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 2 years against 2 years in Philippines, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 156th and Philippines ranks 156th of 209 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2 years	1 years	1 years	British Virgin Islands
1980s	2 years	1 years	1 years	British Virgin Islands
1990s	2 years	1 years	1 years	British Virgin Islands
2000s	2 years	1 years	1 years	British Virgin Islands
2010s	2 years	1.2 years	0.8 years	British Virgin Islands
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 upper secondary education, British Virgin Islands or Philippines?: British Virgin Islands, at 2 years against 2 years in Philippines as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between British Virgin Islands and Philippines?: 0 years, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Philippines?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do British Virgin Islands and Philippines rank globally for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?: British Virgin Islands ranks 156th and Philippines ranks 156th 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: 21 August 2026

Number of grades (years) in upper secondary education.