What is secondary education, duration in IDA only?

Secondary education, duration in IDA 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 IDA only?

The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in IDA only?

The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

How does IDA only rank for secondary education, duration?

IDA only ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.

Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in IDA only?

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

Where does this IDA 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.

Secondary education, duration in IDA only

Name: Secondary education, duration in IDA only
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

IDA only: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

6 years

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

11th

of 46 groups

All-time high

6 years

in 1970

All-time low

6 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Secondary education, duration in IDA only, 1970–2025

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

Analysis

IDA only recorded 6 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest 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 IDA only peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.

That places IDA only 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IDA only

Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9595 GPI (2020)
School enrollment, secondary 49.3% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, duration in IDA only?: Secondary education, duration in IDA 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 IDA only?: The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in IDA only?: The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
How does IDA only rank for secondary education, duration?: IDA only ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in IDA only?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IDA 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

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: 06 August 2026

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.