OECD members - Compulsory education

Compulsory education, duration (years)

Compulsory education, duration (years) in OECD members was 11.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 11.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 10.00 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 10.00
1999 10.00
2000 10.00
2001 10.00
2002 10.00
2003 10.00
2004 10.00
2005 10.00
2006 10.00
2007 10.00
2008 10.00
2009 10.00
2010 10.00
2011 10.00
2012 10.00
2013 10.00
2014 10.00
2015 10.00
2016 10.00
2017 10.50
2018 10.50
2019 10.50
2020 11.00
2021 11.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes