Theoretical duration of secondary education (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
221
Highest
9 years
Germany
Lowest
4 years
Singapore
Median
6 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
11,823
What the numbers show
Theoretical duration of secondary education (years) is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 9 years in Germany; the lowest is 4 years in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 6 years, and the mean is 6.43 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Gibraltar (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 16.7%).
Theoretical duration of secondary education (years): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 9 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 9 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 8 years | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Czechia | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Croatia | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Hungary | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Italy | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Moldova | 8 years | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Montenegro | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Oman | 8 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 8 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Palestine | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | San Marino | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Somalia | 8 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Turkey | 8 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Burundi | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Benin | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Belarus | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Bermuda | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Brunei | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Switzerland | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Cameroon | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Congo | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Comoros | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Djibouti | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Algeria | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Eritrea | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Fiji | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | France | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Gabon | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Gibraltar | 7 years | 2025 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 26 | Guinea | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Haiti | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | India | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Iceland | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Kiribati | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Kuwait | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Laos | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Monaco | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Madagascar | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Mongolia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Mauritania | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Mauritius | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | New Caledonia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Niger | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Nepal | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Pakistan | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | French Polynesia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Russia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Senegal | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Suriname | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Seychelles | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Togo | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Tonga | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 7 years | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Samoa | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | French Guiana | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Guadeloupe | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Martinique | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Reunion | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Cook Islands | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Niue | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Tokelau | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Angola | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Andorra | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Argentina | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | American Samoa | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Australia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Belgium | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bahrain | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bahamas | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bolivia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bhutan | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Canada | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Chile | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | China | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Colombia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Cuba | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Curacao | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Cyprus | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Denmark | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ecuador | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Egypt | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Spain | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Estonia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Finland | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Micronesia (country) | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Georgia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Ghana | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Gambia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Greece | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Guatemala | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Indonesia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Iran | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Iraq | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Israel | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Jordan | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Japan | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Kenya | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Cambodia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | South Korea | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Lebanon | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Liberia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Libya | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Latvia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Macao | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Morocco | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Maldives | 6 years | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 99 | Mexico | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Mali | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Myanmar | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Malawi | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Malaysia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Nigeria | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Netherlands | 6 years | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Norway | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Nauru | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Panama | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Philippines | 6 years | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Palau | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | North Korea | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Portugal | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Qatar | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Rwanda | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sudan | 6 years | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 99 | El Salvador | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | South Sudan | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Sweden | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Syria | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Thailand | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | East Timor | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Tanzania | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Uganda | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Uruguay | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | United States | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | British Virgin Islands | 6 years | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Yemen | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Western Sahara | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Saint Helena | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Aruba | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Barbados | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Botswana | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Costa Rica | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Dominica | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Grenada | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Guyana | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Honduras | 5 years | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 193 | Ireland | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Jamaica | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Lesotho | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Mozambique | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Namibia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Nicaragua | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Peru | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Eswatini | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Venezuela | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | South Africa | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Zambia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Anguilla | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Montserrat | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 221 | Singapore | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release