Compulsory education, duration (years)

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

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197 countries

1🇻🇪Venezuela, RB17.002024 2🇬🇹Guatemala16.002024 3🇩🇴Dominican Republic15.002023 4🇪🇨Ecuador15.002024 5🇮🇱Israel15.002023 6🇸🇻El Salvador15.002023 7🇹🇴Tonga15.002023 8🇦🇷Argentina14.002023 9🇧🇴Bolivia14.002024 10🇧🇷Brazil14.002023 11🇨🇼Curacao14.002024 12🇲🇽Mexico14.002023 13🇳🇷Nauru14.002024 14🇵🇪Peru14.002024 15🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)14.002023 16🇺🇾Uruguay14.002023 17🇦🇼Aruba13.002023 18🇦🇹Austria13.002024 19🇧🇪Belgium13.002023 20🇧🇲Bermuda13.002023 21🇨🇷Costa Rica13.002023 22🇩🇪Germany13.002023 23🇫🇷France13.002023 24🇬🇮Gibraltar13.002024 25🇭🇺Hungary13.002024 26🇲🇭Marshall Islands13.002024 27🇲🇰North Macedonia13.002023 28🇳🇱Netherlands13.002023 29🇵🇭Philippines13.002024 30🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)13.002023 31🇵🇾Paraguay13.002024 32🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands13.002023 33🇦🇪United Arab Emirates12.002023 34🇦🇲Armenia12.002024 35🇧🇬Bulgaria12.002023 36🇧🇸Bahamas, The12.002023 37🇨🇱Chile12.002023 38🇨🇴Colombia12.002023 39🇰🇾Cayman Islands12.002023 40🇩🇲Dominica12.002024 41🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.12.002023 42🇫🇮Finland12.002024 43🇬🇩Grenada12.002024 44🇭🇳Honduras12.002023 45🇮🇹Italy12.002024 46🇰🇪Kenya12.002023 47🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis12.002024 48🇱🇺Luxembourg12.002023 49🇲🇻Maldives12.002024 50🇲🇳Mongolia12.002024 51🇲🇺Mauritius12.002024 52🇵🇰Pakistan12.002024 53🇵🇼Palau12.002024 54🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.002024 55🇵🇹Portugal12.002023 56🇶🇦Qatar12.002023 57🇹🇲Turkmenistan12.002024 58🇹🇷Turkiye12.002023 59🇺🇸United States12.002024 60🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines12.002023 61🇻🇬British Virgin Islands12.002024 62🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda11.002023 63🇦🇺Australia11.002024 64🇧🇾Belarus11.002024 65🇧🇧Barbados11.002023 66🇨🇭Switzerland11.002024 67🇬🇧United Kingdom11.002023 68🇬🇭Ghana11.002023 69🇱🇰Sri Lanka11.002024 70🇱🇹Lithuania11.002023 71🇱🇻Latvia11.002023 72🇲🇨Monaco11.002024 73🇲🇹Malta11.002023 74🇵🇦Panama11.002023 75🇷🇺Russian Federation11.002023 76🇸🇳Senegal11.002023 77🇸🇰Slovak Republic11.002023 78🇸🇨Seychelles11.002024 79🇺🇦Ukraine11.002024 80🇺🇿Uzbekistan11.002024 81🇦🇴Angola10.002024 82🇦🇩Andorra10.002024 83🇧🇫Burkina Faso10.002023 84🇨🇫Central African Republic10.002023 85🇨🇦Canada10.002023 86🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire10.002023 87🇨🇬Congo, Rep.10.002023 88🇨🇻Cabo Verde10.002023 89🇨🇾Cyprus10.002023 90🇨🇿Czechia10.002023 91🇩🇯Djibouti10.002023 92🇩🇰Denmark10.002023 93🇩🇿Algeria10.002023 94🇪🇸Spain10.002024 95🇬🇦Gabon10.002023 96🇬🇷Greece10.002023 97🇮🇪Ireland10.002023 98🇮🇸Iceland10.002023 99🇯🇴Jordan10.002023 100🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic10.002024 101🇱🇧Lebanon10.002023 102🇱🇨St. Lucia10.002023 103🇲🇴Macao SAR, China10.002024 104🇲🇩Moldova10.002024 105🇳🇴Norway10.002024 106🇳🇿New Zealand10.002024 107🇴🇲Oman10.002023 108🌐West Bank and Gaza10.002023 109🇷🇴Romania10.002023 110🇸🇲San Marino10.002024 111🇸🇪Sweden10.002023 112🇹🇩Chad10.002023 113🇹🇬Togo10.002023 114🇻🇳Viet Nam10.002024 115🇦🇫Afghanistan9.002024 116🇦🇱Albania9.002024 117🇦🇿Azerbaijan9.002024 118🇧🇭Bahrain9.002023 119🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina9.002024 120🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam9.002024 121🇨🇳China9.002024 122🇨🇺Cuba9.002023 123🇪🇪Estonia9.002023 124🇬🇪Georgia9.002024 125🇬🇲Gambia, The9.002024 126🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau9.002023 127🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China9.002024 128🇮🇩Indonesia9.002024 129🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.9.002024 130🇯🇵Japan9.002024 131🇰🇿Kazakhstan9.002024 132🇰🇮Kiribati9.002024 133🇰🇷Korea, Rep.9.002024 134🇰🇼Kuwait9.002023 135🇱🇦Lao PDR9.002024 136🇱🇾Libya9.002023 137🇱🇮Liechtenstein9.002023 138🇲🇦Morocco9.002023 139🇲🇱Mali9.002023 140🇲🇪Montenegro9.002023 141🇲🇷Mauritania9.002023 142🇳🇬Nigeria9.002023 143🇳🇵Nepal9.002024 144🇵🇱Poland9.002023 145🇸🇦Saudi Arabia9.002023 146🇸🇱Sierra Leone9.002023 147🇸🇮Slovenia9.002023 148🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic9.002023 149🇹🇭Thailand9.002024 150🇹🇯Tajikistan9.002024 151🇹🇱Timor-Leste9.002024 152🇹🇳Tunisia9.002023 153🇹🇻Tuvalu9.002024 154🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.9.002023 155🇿🇦South Africa9.002024 156🇧🇿Belize8.002023 157🇪🇷Eritrea8.002023 158🇪🇹Ethiopia8.002023 159🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.8.002024 160🇭🇷Croatia8.002024 161🇮🇳India8.002024 162🇲🇼Malawi8.002023 163🇸🇩Sudan8.002023 164🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.8.002023 165🇷🇸Serbia8.002023 166🇸🇸South Sudan8.002024 167🇼🇸Samoa8.002024 168🇱🇸Lesotho7.002023 169🇳🇦Namibia7.002023 170🇳🇮Nicaragua7.002023 171🇸🇿Eswatini7.002023 172🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago7.002024 173🇹🇿Tanzania7.002024 174🇺🇬Uganda7.002023 175🇿🇲Zambia7.002024 176🇿🇼Zimbabwe7.002023 177🇧🇯Benin6.002023 178🇨🇲Cameroon6.002024 179🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.6.002023 180🇰🇲Comoros6.002023 181🇬🇳Guinea6.002023 182🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea6.002023 183🇬🇾Guyana6.002023 184🇭🇹Haiti6.002023 185🇮🇶Iraq6.002023 186🇯🇲Jamaica6.002023 187🇱🇷Liberia6.002023 188🇲🇾Malaysia6.002024 189🇷🇼Rwanda6.002024 190🇸🇬Singapore6.002024 191🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe6.002024 192🇸🇷Suriname6.002024 193🇧🇩Bangladesh5.002024 194🇲🇬Madagascar5.002023 195🇲🇲Myanmar5.002024 196🇬🇺Guam0.002023 197🇳🇨New Caledonia0.002023