What is secondary education, duration in Euro area?

Secondary education, duration in Euro area was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Euro area?

The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1999.

What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Euro area?

The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2007.

Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Euro area?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Euro area 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 Euro area

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

Euro area: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

6 years

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

7.5 years

in 1999

All-time low

6 years

in 2007

Years of data

1970–2025

Secondary education, duration in Euro area, 1970–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, secondary education, duration in Euro area stood at 6 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Euro area peaked at 7.5 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2007.

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	7.05 years	7 years	7.5 years	10
2000s	6.9 years	6 years	7.5 years	10
2010s	6.8 years	6 years	7 years	10
2020s	6 years	6 years	6 years	6

More education data for Euro area

Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
Labor force, female 46.6% (2025)
Labor force, total 175.75 million (2025)
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
School enrollment, secondary 108.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, duration in Euro area?: Secondary education, duration in Euro area was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Euro area?: The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1999.
What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Euro area?: The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2007.
Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Euro area?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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.