Secondary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 44 groups
All-time high
7.5 years
in 2017
All-time low
7 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 7 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 7.5 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1970.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Secondary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5 years | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 7 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 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 years | 7 years | 7.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 years | 7 years | 7.5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 1 Germany 9 years compare
- 1 Slovakia 9 years compare
- 3 Armenia 8 years compare
- 3 Austria 8 years compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 years compare
- 3 Bulgaria 8 years compare
- 3 Croatia 8 years compare
- 3 Czechia 8 years compare
- 3 Hungary 8 years compare
- 3 Italy 8 years compare
- 3 Lithuania 8 years compare
- 3 Moldova 8 years compare
- 3 Montenegro 8 years compare
- 3 North Macedonia 8 years compare
- 3 Oman 8 years compare
- 3 Poland 8 years compare
- 3 Romania 8 years compare
- 3 San Marino 8 years compare
- 3 Serbia 8 years compare
- 3 Somalia 8 years compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 8 years compare
- 3 Turkey 8 years compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 8 years compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
- 3 Palestine 8 years compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 906,553 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.9% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, duration?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.