World - Compulsory education

Compulsory education, duration (years)

Compulsory education, duration (years) in World was 10.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 10.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.00 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 9.00
1999 9.00
2000 9.00
2001 9.00
2002 9.00
2003 9.00
2004 9.00
2005 9.00
2006 9.00
2007 9.00
2008 9.00
2009 9.00
2010 9.00
2011 9.00
2012 9.00
2013 9.00
2014 9.00
2015 10.00
2016 10.00
2017 10.00
2018 10.00
2019 10.00
2020 10.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes