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Duration of compulsory education (years)

years · higher is better · 197 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Venezuela, RB17
  2. 2Guatemala16
  3. 3Tonga15
  4. 3Dominican Republic15
  5. 3Israel15
  6. 3Ecuador15
  7. 3El Salvador15
  8. 4Uruguay14
  9. 4Peru14
  10. 4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)14
  11. 4Bolivia14
  12. 4Naoero14
  13. 4Brazil14
  14. 4Curacao14
  15. 4Mexico14
  16. 4Argentina14
  17. 5Paraguay13
  18. 5France13
  19. 5Netherlands13
  20. 5Bermuda13
  21. 5Belgium13
  22. 5Marshall Islands13
  23. 5Turks and Caicos Islands13
  24. 5Puerto Rico (US)13
  25. 5North Macedonia13
  26. 5Germany13
  27. 5Aruba13
  28. 5Hungary13
  29. 5Philippines13
  30. 5Gibraltar13
  31. 5Austria13
  32. 5Costa Rica13
  33. 6Pakistan12
  34. 6Palau12
  35. 6Luxembourg12
  36. 6St. Kitts and Nevis12
  37. 6Maldives12
  38. 6Colombia12
  39. 6United States12
  40. 6Egypt, Arab Rep.12
  41. 6Turkmenistan12
  42. 6Honduras12
  43. 6Mauritius12
  44. 6British Virgin Islands12
  45. 6Portugal12
  46. 6Grenada12
  47. 6Italy12
  48. 6Mongolia12
  49. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12
  50. 6Kenya12
  51. 6Chile12
  52. 6United Arab Emirates12
  53. 6Armenia12
  54. 6Qatar12
  55. 6Bahamas, The12
  56. 6Cayman Islands12
  57. 6Turkiye12
  58. 6Bulgaria12
  59. 6St. Vincent and the Grenadines12
  60. 6Finland12
  61. 6Dominica12
  62. 7Russian Federation11
  63. 7Barbados11
  64. 7Senegal11
  65. 7Seychelles11
  66. 7Ghana11
  67. 7United Kingdom11
  68. 7Australia11
  69. 7Sri Lanka11
  70. 7Uzbekistan11
  71. 7Slovak Republic11
  72. 7Ukraine11
  73. 7Latvia11
  74. 7Panama11
  75. 7Malta11
  76. 7Switzerland11
  77. 7Belarus11
  78. 7Lithuania11
  79. 7Monaco11
  80. 7Antigua and Barbuda11
  81. 8Norway10
  82. 8New Zealand10
  83. 8West Bank and Gaza10
  84. 8Macao SAR, China10
  85. 8Moldova10
  86. 8Jordan10
  87. 8Djibouti10
  88. 8Chad10
  89. 8Andorra10
  90. 8Angola10
  91. 8Viet Nam10
  92. 8Cabo Verde10
  93. 8Greece10
  94. 8Algeria10
  95. 8Czechia10
  96. 8St. Lucia10
  97. 8Central African Republic10
  98. 8Ireland10
  99. 8Cyprus10
  100. 8Spain10
  101. 8Oman10
  102. 8Denmark10
  103. 8Romania10
  104. 8Burkina Faso10
  105. 8Canada10
  106. 8Congo, Rep.10
  107. 8Sweden10
  108. 8Iceland10
  109. 8Cote d'Ivoire10
  110. 8Kyrgyz Republic10
  111. 8Gabon10
  112. 8San Marino10
  113. 8Togo10
  114. 8Lebanon10
  115. 9Liechtenstein9
  116. 9Brunei Darussalam9
  117. 9Montenegro9
  118. 9Tuvalu9
  119. 9Timor-Leste9
  120. 9Mali9
  121. 9Lao PDR9
  122. 9Mauritania9
  123. 9Tajikistan9
  124. 9Libya9
  125. 9Kuwait9
  126. 9Gambia, The9
  127. 9Thailand9
  128. 9Guinea-Bissau9
  129. 9Korea, Rep.9
  130. 9Syrian Arab Republic9
  131. 9Nigeria9
  132. 9Kiribati9
  133. 9Albania9
  134. 9Slovenia9
  135. 9Azerbaijan9
  136. 9Nepal9
  137. 9Hong Kong SAR, China9
  138. 9Kazakhstan9
  139. 9Estonia9
  140. 9Sierra Leone9
  141. 9Afghanistan9
  142. 9Japan9
  143. 9Morocco9
  144. 9Indonesia9
  145. 9Saudi Arabia9
  146. 9Yemen, Rep.9
  147. 9China9
  148. 9Cuba9
  149. 9Bahrain9
  150. 9South Africa9
  151. 9Poland9
  152. 9Bosnia and Herzegovina9
  153. 9Iran, Islamic Rep.9
  154. 9Tunisia9
  155. 9Georgia9
  156. 10Malawi8
  157. 10India8
  158. 10Samoa8
  159. 10Sudan8
  160. 10Micronesia, Fed. Sts.8
  161. 10Belize8
  162. 10Croatia8
  163. 10Eritrea8
  164. 10Somalia, Fed. Rep.8
  165. 10Ethiopia8
  166. 10Serbia8
  167. 10South Sudan8
  168. 11Uganda7
  169. 11Lesotho7
  170. 11Namibia7
  171. 11Zimbabwe7
  172. 11Trinidad and Tobago7
  173. 11Nicaragua7
  174. 11Tanzania7
  175. 11Eswatini7
  176. 11Zambia7
  177. 12Haiti6
  178. 12Rwanda6
  179. 12Comoros6
  180. 12Singapore6
  181. 12Jamaica6
  182. 12Benin6
  183. 12Sao Tome and Principe6
  184. 12Suriname6
  185. 12Guyana6
  186. 12Iraq6
  187. 12Guinea6
  188. 12Cameroon6
  189. 12Equatorial Guinea6
  190. 12Malaysia6
  191. 12Liberia6
  192. 12Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  193. 13Madagascar5
  194. 13Bangladesh5
  195. 13Myanmar5
  196. 14Guam0
  197. 14New Caledonia0

Duration of compulsory education (years)