Secondary education, duration in Small states
Small states: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, duration in Small states, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Small states stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Small states peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.5 years, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.55 years | 5.5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 years | 5.5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.85 years | 5.5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 years | 5.5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Small states?
- Secondary education, duration in Small states 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 years in 1971.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.