Germany vs Serbia: Secondary education, duration

Germany

9 years

in 2025

Serbia

8 years

in 2025

Germany rank

1st

Serbia rank

3rd

Secondary education, duration over time

Germany currently reports 9 years against 8 years in Serbia, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

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

Globally, Germany ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 3rd 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.