Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Compulsory education

Compulsory education, duration (years)

Compulsory education, duration (years) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 8.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 9.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1998.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1998 7.00
1999 7.00
2000 7.00
2001 8.00
2002 8.00
2003 7.50
2004 8.00
2005 8.00
2006 8.00
2007 8.00
2008 8.00
2009 9.00
2010 8.50
2011 8.50
2012 8.50
2013 8.50
2014 8.50
2015 8.50
2016 8.50
2017 8.50
2018 8.50
2019 8.50
2020 8.50

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes