What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.

What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.

Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?

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

Where does this Africa Western and Central 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 Africa Western and Central

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

Africa Western and Central: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

7 years

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

7 years

in 1970

All-time low

7 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Secondary education, duration in Africa Western and Central, 1970–2025

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

Analysis

Africa Western and Central recorded 7 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 Africa Western and Central peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1970.

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	7 years	7 years	7 years	10
2010s	7 years	7 years	7 years	10
2020s	7 years	7 years	7 years	6

More education data for Africa Western and Central

Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 2.08 million (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 92.4% (2024)
Labor force, total 227.71 million (2025)
Labor force, female 46.4% (2025)
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9474 GPI (2020)
School enrollment, secondary 46.3% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, duration in Africa Western and Central?: Secondary education, duration in Africa Western and Central 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 Africa Western and Central?: The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.