Education

Compulsory education

SE.COM.DURS · yrs

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 13 yrs for France in 2025, over a series running from 1998 to 2025 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (France, 13 yrs) to the lowest (China, 9 yrs).

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Annual values by country
	France	Germany	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	Austria
2025	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2024	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2023	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2022	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2021	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2020	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2019	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2018	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2017	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	13 yrs
2016	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	10 yrs
2015	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	10 yrs
2014	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	10 yrs
2013	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	10 yrs
2012	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	10 yrs
2011	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	10 yrs
2010	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2009	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2008	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2007	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2006	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2005	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2004	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2003	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2002	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2001	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
2000	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
1999	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
1998	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	9 yrs	9 yrs
1997						13 yrs

World Bank definition

Compulsory education, duration (years)

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.

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