Secondary education, duration in IBRD only
IBRD only: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, duration in IBRD only, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in IBRD only stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in IBRD only peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
IBRD only ranks 11th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in IBRD only?
- Secondary education, duration in IBRD only 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for secondary education, duration?
- IBRD only ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.