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DEFINITION: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
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COUNTRY
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DATE
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HISTORY
1 EcuadorEcuador 15 2012
=2 UruguayUruguay 14 2012
=2 VenezuelaVenezuela 14 2012
=2 MauritiusMauritius 14 2012
=5 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 13 2012
=5 ArgentinaArgentina 13 2012
=5 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 13 2012
=5 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 13 2012
=5 NetherlandsNetherlands 13 2011
=5 GermanyGermany 13 2011
=11 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 12 2012
=11 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 12 2012
=11 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 12 2012
=11 PeruPeru 12 2012
=11 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 12 2012
=11 The BahamasThe Bahamas 12 2012
=11 AnguillaAnguilla 12 2012
=11 DominicaDominica 12 2012
=11 GrenadaGrenada 12 2012
=11 ChileChile 12 2012
=11 UzbekistanUzbekistan 12 2011
=11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 12 2011
=11 NiueNiue 12 2011
=11 New ZealandNew Zealand 12 2011
=11 United StatesUnited States 12 2011
=11 BelgiumBelgium 12 2011
=27 NamibiaNamibia 11 2012
=27 GuyanaGuyana 11 2012
=27 KazakhstanKazakhstan 11 2012
=27 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 11 2012
=27 BermudaBermuda 11 2012
=27 GhanaGhana 11 2012
=27 ArubaAruba 11 2012
=27 MexicoMexico 11 2012
=27 PanamaPanama 11 2012
=27 BarbadosBarbados 11 2012
=27 CanadaCanada 11 2011
=27 FranceFrance 11 2011
=27 NauruNauru 11 2011
=27 NorwayNorway 11 2011
=27 GibraltarGibraltar 11 2011
=27 AustraliaAustralia 11 2011
=27 IsraelIsrael 11 2011
=27 SpainSpain 11 2011
=27 UkraineUkraine 11 2011
=27 IcelandIceland 11 2011
=27 North KoreaNorth Korea 11 2011
=27 MaltaMalta 11 2010
=49 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 10 2012
=49 TogoTogo 10 2012
=49 Cook IslandsCook Islands 10 2012
=49 San MarinoSan Marino 10 2012
=49 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 10 2012
=49 PalestinePalestine 10 2012
=49 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 10 2012
=49 MonacoMonaco 10 2012
=49 MacauMacau 10 2012
=49 SamoaSamoa 10 2012
=49 GuatemalaGuatemala 10 2012
=49 MauritaniaMauritania 10 2012
=49 SenegalSenegal 10 2012
=49 ColombiaColombia 10 2012
=49 BelizeBelize 10 2012
=49 AndorraAndorra 10 2012
=49 GuineaGuinea 10 2012
=49 FijiFiji 10 2011
=49 ItalyItaly 10 2011
=49 JordanJordan 10 2011
=49 HungaryHungary 10 2011
=49 GreeceGreece 10 2011
=49 BotswanaBotswana 10 2011
=49 GabonGabon 10 2011
=49 SwedenSweden 10 2011
=49 RussiaRussia 10 2011
=49 SeychellesSeychelles 10 2011
=49 MoldovaMoldova 10 2011
=49 DenmarkDenmark 10 2011
=49 IrelandIreland 10 2011
=49 Costa RicaCosta Rica 10 2011
=49 FinlandFinland 10 2011
=49 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 10 2011
=49 LuxembourgLuxembourg 10 2010
=49 RomaniaRomania 10 2010
=84 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 9 2012
=84 BahrainBahrain 9 2012
=84 El SalvadorEl Salvador 9 2012
=84 RwandaRwanda 9 2012
=84 Hong KongHong Kong 9 2012
=84 GeorgiaGeorgia 9 2012
=84 MoroccoMorocco 9 2012
=84 LebanonLebanon 9 2012
=84 QatarQatar 9 2012
=84 SyriaSyria 9 2012
=84 ParaguayParaguay 9 2012
=84 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 9 2012
=84 YemenYemen 9 2012
=84 United Arab EmiratesUAE 9 2012
=84 IndiaIndia 9 2012
=84 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 9 2012
=84 MongoliaMongolia 9 2012
=84 CubaCuba 9 2012
=84 ChinaChina 9 2012
=84 ArmeniaArmenia 9 2012
=84 VietnamVietnam 9 2012
=84 MaliMali 9 2012
=84 South AfricaSouth Africa 9 2012
=84 NigerNiger 9 2012
=84 BrazilBrazil 9 2012
=84 BruneiBrunei 9 2012
=84 BelarusBelarus 9 2012
=84 AlgeriaAlgeria 9 2012
=84 DjiboutiDjibouti 9 2012
=84 KuwaitKuwait 9 2012
=84 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 9 2012
=84 HondurasHonduras 9 2012
=84 TunisiaTunisia 9 2012
=84 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 9 2012
=84 TajikistanTajikistan 9 2012
=84 East TimorEast Timor 9 2011
=84 South KoreaSouth Korea 9 2011
=84 AfghanistanAfghanistan 9 2011
=84 SlovakiaSlovakia 9 2011
=84 MontenegroMontenegro 9 2011
=84 IndonesiaIndonesia 9 2011
=84 LithuaniaLithuania 9 2011
=84 SloveniaSlovenia 9 2011
=84 AlbaniaAlbania 9 2011
=84 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 9 2011
=84 LibyaLibya 9 2011
=84 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 9 2011
=84 PortugalPortugal 9 2011
=84 PalauPalau 9 2011
=84 NigeriaNigeria 9 2011
=84 ThailandThailand 9 2011
=84 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 9 2011
=84 Sri LankaSri Lanka 9 2011
=84 EgyptEgypt 9 2011
=84 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 9 2011
=84 KiribatiKiribati 9 2011
=84 JapanJapan 9 2011
=84 LatviaLatvia 9 2011
=84 AustriaAustria 9 2011
=84 EstoniaEstonia 9 2010
=84 CyprusCyprus 9 2010
=84 PolandPoland 9 2010
=146 SerbiaSerbia 8 2012
=146 BoliviaBolivia 8 2012
=146 EritreaEritrea 8 2012
=146 TongaTonga 8 2012
=146 IranIran 8 2012
=146 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 8 2012
=146 South SudanSouth Sudan 8 2011
=146 MalawiMalawi 8 2011
=146 TuvaluTuvalu 8 2011
=146 KenyaKenya 8 2011
=146 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 8 2011
=146 BulgariaBulgaria 8 2011
=146 TurkeyTurkey 8 2010
=146 SudanSudan 8 2010
=146 CroatiaCroatia 8 2010
=161 TanzaniaTanzania 7 2012
=161 MozambiqueMozambique 7 2012
=161 ZambiaZambia 7 2012
=161 MontserratMontserrat 7 2012
=161 UgandaUganda 7 2011
=161 ZimbabweZimbabwe 7 2011
=161 MaldivesMaldives 7 2011
=161 SwazilandSwaziland 7 2011
=169 ChadChad 6 2012
=169 BeninBenin 6 2012
=169 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6 2012
=169 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 6 2012
=169 JamaicaJamaica 6 2012
=169 HaitiHaiti 6 2012
=169 NicaraguaNicaragua 6 2012
=169 ComorosComoros 6 2012
=169 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6 2012
=169 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 6 2012
=169 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6 2012
=169 SurinameSuriname 6 2012
=169 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6 2012
=169 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 6 2012
=169 CameroonCameroon 6 2012
=169 SingaporeSingapore 6 2011
=169 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6 2011
=169 GambiaGambia 6 2011
=169 IraqIraq 6 2011
=169 AngolaAngola 6 2011
=169 PhilippinesPhilippines 6 2011
=169 MalaysiaMalaysia 6 2011
=169 LiberiaLiberia 6 2011
=192 LaosLaos 5 2012
=192 PakistanPakistan 5 2012
=192 BangladeshBangladesh 5 2012
=192 MadagascarMadagascar 5 2012
=192 BurmaBurma 5 2011
=197 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2011
=197 NepalNepal 0.0 2011
=197 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2010
=197 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2010
=197 OmanOman 0.0 2009
=197 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.0 2009

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Interesting observations about Education > Compulsary education duration

  • Uruguay has ranked in the top 2 for compulsary education duration since 2008.
  • Venezuela has ranked in the top 3 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
  • Germany has ranked in the top 4 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
  • Puerto Rico has ranked in the top 5 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
  • Argentina has ranked in the top 6 for compulsary education duration since 2007.
  • Netherlands has ranked in the top 9 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
  • Turks and Caicos Islands has ranked in the top 8 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
  • Grenada has ranked in the top 10 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
  • Belgium has ranked in the top 11 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
  • Netherlands Antilles has ranked in the top 7 for compulsary education duration since 2007.
  • United States has ranked in the top 14 for compulsary education duration since 1999.
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