secondary education

Meanings

nounsecondary education (uncountable)

uncountableEducation that follows primary education and leads to either employment or college / university education.

Chinese Mandarin 中等教育

中等教育 (zhōngděng jiàoyù)education of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Dutch secundair onderwijs, voortgezet onderwijs

secundair onderwijseducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education
voortgezet onderwijseducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Finnish toisen asteen opetus, toisen asteen koulutus

toisen asteen opetuseducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education
toisen asteen koulutuseducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

French enseignement secondaire

enseignement secondaireeducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Irish meánoideachas

meánoideachaseducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Lithuanian viduri̇̀nis išsilãvinimas

viduri̇̀nis išsilãvinimaseducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Polish wykształcenie średnie

wykształcenie średnieeducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Portuguese ensino secundário, secundário

ensino secundárioeducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education
secundárioeducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Romanian învățământ mediu

învățământ mediueducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Slovak stredné vzdelanie

stredné vzdelanieeducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Thai มัธยมศึกษา

มัธยมศึกษา (mát-tá-yom-sʉ̀k-sǎa)education of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

Vietnamese trung học

trung họceducation of children that follows primary education and leads to either employment or further education

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APA

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MLA

“secondary education.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20education. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary education,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20education.