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Compulsory education, duration (years)

· higher is better · 197 countries

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

Compulsory education, duration (years)