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Duration of compulsory education

years · higher is better · 197 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Venezuela, RB17
  2. 2Guatemala16
  3. 3Israel15
  4. 3Ecuador15
  5. 3El Salvador15
  6. 3Dominican Republic15
  7. 3Tonga15
  8. 4Brazil14
  9. 4Naoero14
  10. 4Argentina14
  11. 4Bolivia14
  12. 4Peru14
  13. 4Uruguay14
  14. 4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)14
  15. 4Mexico14
  16. 4Curacao14
  17. 5Belgium13
  18. 5Puerto Rico (US)13
  19. 5Gibraltar13
  20. 5Hungary13
  21. 5Paraguay13
  22. 5Germany13
  23. 5Bermuda13
  24. 5North Macedonia13
  25. 5Costa Rica13
  26. 5France13
  27. 5Turks and Caicos Islands13
  28. 5Netherlands13
  29. 5Aruba13
  30. 5Austria13
  31. 5Philippines13
  32. 5Marshall Islands13
  33. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12
  34. 6Portugal12
  35. 6Qatar12
  36. 6Grenada12
  37. 6Palau12
  38. 6Finland12
  39. 6Egypt, Arab Rep.12
  40. 6Honduras12
  41. 6Pakistan12
  42. 6Dominica12
  43. 6Cayman Islands12
  44. 6Colombia12
  45. 6Italy12
  46. 6Chile12
  47. 6Mauritius12
  48. 6Turkmenistan12
  49. 6Kenya12
  50. 6Mongolia12
  51. 6St. Kitts and Nevis12
  52. 6Turkiye12
  53. 6Bahamas, The12
  54. 6Bulgaria12
  55. 6United States12
  56. 6St. Vincent and the Grenadines12
  57. 6British Virgin Islands12
  58. 6Maldives12
  59. 6Armenia12
  60. 6United Arab Emirates12
  61. 6Luxembourg12
  62. 7Senegal11
  63. 7Switzerland11
  64. 7Barbados11
  65. 7Belarus11
  66. 7Ukraine11
  67. 7Monaco11
  68. 7Uzbekistan11
  69. 7Antigua and Barbuda11
  70. 7Latvia11
  71. 7Panama11
  72. 7Sri Lanka11
  73. 7Russian Federation11
  74. 7Slovak Republic11
  75. 7United Kingdom11
  76. 7Malta11
  77. 7Seychelles11
  78. 7Ghana11
  79. 7Australia11
  80. 7Lithuania11
  81. 8West Bank and Gaza10
  82. 8Spain10
  83. 8Viet Nam10
  84. 8Macao SAR, China10
  85. 8St. Lucia10
  86. 8Greece10
  87. 8Gabon10
  88. 8Andorra10
  89. 8Kyrgyz Republic10
  90. 8Central African Republic10
  91. 8Canada10
  92. 8Jordan10
  93. 8Togo10
  94. 8Burkina Faso10
  95. 8Chad10
  96. 8Cote d'Ivoire10
  97. 8Moldova10
  98. 8Lebanon10
  99. 8Angola10
  100. 8Congo, Rep.10
  101. 8Iceland10
  102. 8Cabo Verde10
  103. 8Romania10
  104. 8Sweden10
  105. 8Ireland10
  106. 8Norway10
  107. 8Cyprus10
  108. 8Czechia10
  109. 8Djibouti10
  110. 8New Zealand10
  111. 8Oman10
  112. 8San Marino10
  113. 8Denmark10
  114. 8Algeria10
  115. 9Guinea-Bissau9
  116. 9Albania9
  117. 9Indonesia9
  118. 9China9
  119. 9Nepal9
  120. 9Kuwait9
  121. 9Korea, Rep.9
  122. 9Tuvalu9
  123. 9Bosnia and Herzegovina9
  124. 9Morocco9
  125. 9Libya9
  126. 9Tunisia9
  127. 9Montenegro9
  128. 9Kiribati9
  129. 9Timor-Leste9
  130. 9Mauritania9
  131. 9Brunei Darussalam9
  132. 9Kazakhstan9
  133. 9Poland9
  134. 9Afghanistan9
  135. 9Tajikistan9
  136. 9Japan9
  137. 9Gambia, The9
  138. 9Thailand9
  139. 9Yemen, Rep.9
  140. 9Mali9
  141. 9Georgia9
  142. 9Saudi Arabia9
  143. 9Bahrain9
  144. 9Liechtenstein9
  145. 9Syrian Arab Republic9
  146. 9Estonia9
  147. 9Nigeria9
  148. 9Lao PDR9
  149. 9Hong Kong SAR, China9
  150. 9Azerbaijan9
  151. 9Cuba9
  152. 9South Africa9
  153. 9Iran, Islamic Rep.9
  154. 9Slovenia9
  155. 9Sierra Leone9
  156. 10Eritrea8
  157. 10Malawi8
  158. 10India8
  159. 10Croatia8
  160. 10Micronesia, Fed. Sts.8
  161. 10Somalia, Fed. Rep.8
  162. 10Ethiopia8
  163. 10Samoa8
  164. 10Sudan8
  165. 10Belize8
  166. 10South Sudan8
  167. 10Serbia8
  168. 11Trinidad and Tobago7
  169. 11Tanzania7
  170. 11Nicaragua7
  171. 11Namibia7
  172. 11Zambia7
  173. 11Lesotho7
  174. 11Eswatini7
  175. 11Zimbabwe7
  176. 11Uganda7
  177. 12Iraq6
  178. 12Liberia6
  179. 12Malaysia6
  180. 12Jamaica6
  181. 12Cameroon6
  182. 12Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  183. 12Comoros6
  184. 12Suriname6
  185. 12Sao Tome and Principe6
  186. 12Haiti6
  187. 12Singapore6
  188. 12Guyana6
  189. 12Rwanda6
  190. 12Benin6
  191. 12Equatorial Guinea6
  192. 12Guinea6
  193. 13Myanmar5
  194. 13Bangladesh5
  195. 13Madagascar5
  196. 14Guam0
  197. 14New Caledonia0

Duration of compulsory education