Which has higher theoretical duration of upper secondary education, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malta?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4 years against 4 years in Malta as of 2020.

What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?

0 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malta: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years)

Democratic Republic of Congo

4 years

in 2020

Malta

4 years

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Malta rank

5th

Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Malta

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Malta, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Malta ranks 5th of 209 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	4 years	3.6 years	0.4 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malta?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4 years against 4 years in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?: 0 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta rank globally for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Malta 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: 13 November 2026

Number of grades (years) in upper secondary education.