Secondary education, duration in Euro area
Euro area: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, duration in Euro area, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Euro area stood at 6 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Euro area peaked at 7.5 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2007.
That places Euro area 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Secondary education, duration in Euro area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7 years | — |
| 1971 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.5 years | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | -14.3% |
| 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 | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.05 years | 7 years | 7.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9 years | 6 years | 7.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Euro area?
- Secondary education, duration in Euro area 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2007.
- How does Euro area rank for secondary education, duration?
- Euro area ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.