What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, duration?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.

Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?

The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

6 years

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

10th

of 44 groups

All-time high

6 years

in 1970

All-time low

6 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, duration (years) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2025.
Year	years	Change
1970	6 years	—
1971	6 years	+0.0%
1972	6 years	+0.0%
1973	6 years	+0.0%
1974	6 years	+0.0%
1975	6 years	+0.0%
1976	6 years	+0.0%
1977	6 years	+0.0%
1978	6 years	+0.0%
1979	6 years	+0.0%
1980	6 years	+0.0%
1981	6 years	+0.0%
1982	6 years	+0.0%
1983	6 years	+0.0%
1984	6 years	+0.0%
1985	6 years	+0.0%
1986	6 years	+0.0%
1987	6 years	+0.0%
1988	6 years	+0.0%
1989	6 years	+0.0%
1990	6 years	+0.0%
1991	6 years	+0.0%
1992	6 years	+0.0%
1993	6 years	+0.0%
1994	6 years	+0.0%
1995	6 years	+0.0%
1996	6 years	+0.0%
1997	6 years	+0.0%
1998	6 years	+0.0%
1999	6 years	+0.0%
2000	6 years	+0.0%
2001	6 years	+0.0%
2002	6 years	+0.0%
2003	6 years	+0.0%
2004	6 years	+0.0%
2005	6 years	+0.0%
2006	6 years	+0.0%
2007	6 years	+0.0%
2008	6 years	+0.0%
2009	6 years	+0.0%
2010	6 years	+0.0%
2011	6 years	+0.0%
2012	6 years	+0.0%
2013	6 years	+0.0%
2014	6 years	+0.0%
2015	6 years	+0.0%
2016	6 years	+0.0%
2017	6 years	+0.0%
2018	6 years	+0.0%
2019	6 years	+0.0%
2020	6 years	+0.0%
2021	6 years	+0.0%
2022	6 years	+0.0%
2023	6 years	+0.0%
2024	6 years	+0.0%
2025	6 years	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
1980s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
1990s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2000s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2010s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2020s	6 years	6 years	6 years	6

More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Primary education, teachers 10.06 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
Labor force, total 1.13 billion (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Secondary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, duration?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.