Compulsory education, duration (years) by country

What this measures

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.

Limitations: The presence of national legislation does not guarantee that countries will implement it effectively, nor does it ensure that parents will take advantage of the provisions available for their children.

Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.

Ranking

Regions and income groups

More education indicators

• Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
• Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
• Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
• Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
• Preprimary education, duration (years)

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Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.COM.DURS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.