Austria vs Slovakia: Secondary education, duration

Austria

8 years

in 2025

Slovakia

9 years

in 2025

Austria rank

3rd

Slovakia rank

1st

Secondary education, duration over time

Slovakia currently reports 9 years against 8 years in Austria, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Austria ranks 3rd and Slovakia ranks 1st of 209 countries.

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.