Secondary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2004.
That places Late-demographic dividend 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
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 | 6.3 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1 years | 6 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 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 Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.24 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 94.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend?
- Secondary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2004.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for secondary education, duration?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.