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Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks

· higher is better · 190 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Bermuda13
  2. 1Liechtenstein13
  3. 1Sri Lanka13
  4. 1Luxembourg13
  5. 1North Macedonia13
  6. 1Malta13
  7. 1Gibraltar13
  8. 1Montenegro13
  9. 1Mauritania13
  10. 1United Kingdom13
  11. 1Mauritius13
  12. 1New Zealand13
  13. 1Germany13
  14. 1Czechia13
  15. 1Comoros13
  16. 1Congo, Rep.13
  17. 1Romania13
  18. 1Switzerland13
  19. 1San Marino13
  20. 1Central African Republic13
  21. 1Slovak Republic13
  22. 1Slovenia13
  23. 1Tuvalu13
  24. 1Tanzania13
  25. 1Australia13
  26. 1Uzbekistan13
  27. 2Djibouti12
  28. 2Korea, Rep.12
  29. 2Dominica12
  30. 2Panama12
  31. 2Mongolia12
  32. 2Pakistan12
  33. 2Dominican Republic12
  34. 2Oman12
  35. 2Algeria12
  36. 2Ecuador12
  37. 2Georgia12
  38. 2Naoero12
  39. 2Egypt, Arab Rep.12
  40. 2Nepal12
  41. 2France12
  42. 2Finland12
  43. 2Estonia12
  44. 2Netherlands12
  45. 2Afghanistan12
  46. 2Israel12
  47. 2Kuwait12
  48. 2Turkmenistan12
  49. 2Iraq12
  50. 2St. Vincent and the Grenadines12
  51. 2Bulgaria12
  52. 2Thailand12
  53. 2Bahrain12
  54. 2Libya12
  55. 2Bahamas, The12
  56. 2Albania12
  57. 2Indonesia12
  58. 2Lithuania12
  59. 2United Arab Emirates12
  60. 2Syrian Arab Republic12
  61. 2Argentina12
  62. 2Austria12
  63. 2Hungary12
  64. 2United States12
  65. 2South Africa12
  66. 2Sweden12
  67. 2Latvia12
  68. 2Bolivia12
  69. 2Brazil12
  70. 2Turkiye12
  71. 2British Virgin Islands12
  72. 2Macao SAR, China12
  73. 2Kenya12
  74. 2Monaco12
  75. 2Serbia12
  76. 2Canada12
  77. 2El Salvador12
  78. 2Chile12
  79. 2Hong Kong SAR, China12
  80. 2Moldova12
  81. 2Madagascar12
  82. 2Maldives12
  83. 2Jordan12
  84. 2Guatemala12
  85. 2Saudi Arabia12
  86. 2Grenada12
  87. 2Mexico12
  88. 2Belgium12
  89. 2Greece12
  90. 2Qatar12
  91. 2Armenia12
  92. 2West Bank and Gaza12
  93. 2Paraguay12
  94. 2Marshall Islands12
  95. 2Portugal12
  96. 2Uruguay12
  97. 2St. Kitts and Nevis12
  98. 2Cuba12
  99. 2Mali12
  100. 2Puerto Rico (US)12
  101. 2Cayman Islands12
  102. 2Cyprus12
  103. 2Poland12
  104. 2Palau12
  105. 2Philippines12
  106. 3Bhutan11
  107. 3Antigua and Barbuda11
  108. 3Ukraine11
  109. 3Kazakhstan11
  110. 3Azerbaijan11
  111. 3Tunisia11
  112. 3Venezuela, RB11
  113. 3Tajikistan11
  114. 3Turks and Caicos Islands11
  115. 3Seychelles11
  116. 3Belarus11
  117. 3Sint Maarten (Dutch part)11
  118. 3Barbados11
  119. 3Sudan11
  120. 3Russian Federation11
  121. 3Colombia11
  122. 3Costa Rica11
  123. 3Korea, Dem. People's Rep.11
  124. 3Peru11
  125. 3Nicaragua11
  126. 3Malaysia11
  127. 3Honduras11
  128. 3Aruba11
  129. 3Kyrgyz Republic11
  130. 4Denmark10
  131. 4Iceland10
  132. 4Ireland10
  133. 4Cote d'Ivoire10
  134. 4Norway10
  135. 4Senegal10
  136. 4Gabon10
  137. 4Spain10
  138. 4Andorra10
  139. 4Burkina Faso10
  140. 4St. Lucia10
  141. 4Chad10
  142. 5China9
  143. 5Sierra Leone9
  144. 5Iran, Islamic Rep.9
  145. 5Burundi9
  146. 5Morocco9
  147. 5Lao PDR9
  148. 5Lebanon9
  149. 5Ghana9
  150. 5Nigeria9
  151. 5Gambia, The9
  152. 5Yemen, Rep.9
  153. 5Japan9
  154. 5Cambodia9
  155. 5Rwanda9
  156. 5Angola9
  157. 5Kiribati9
  158. 5Timor-Leste9
  159. 5Bosnia and Herzegovina9
  160. 6Italy8
  161. 6Eritrea8
  162. 6Malawi8
  163. 6Belize8
  164. 6South Sudan8
  165. 6Micronesia, Fed. Sts.8
  166. 6Cabo Verde8
  167. 6Ethiopia8
  168. 6India8
  169. 6Samoa8
  170. 6Tonga8
  171. 6Croatia8
  172. 7Namibia7
  173. 7Eswatini7
  174. 7Lesotho7
  175. 7Zambia7
  176. 8Liberia6
  177. 8Haiti6
  178. 8Benin6
  179. 8Jamaica6
  180. 8Sao Tome and Principe6
  181. 8Guyana6
  182. 8Cameroon6
  183. 8Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  184. 8Equatorial Guinea6
  185. 8Guinea6
  186. 9Bangladesh5
  187. 9Viet Nam5
  188. 9Togo5
  189. 9Myanmar5

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks