Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Afghanistan or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Afghanistan, at 9 years against 9 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.

What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

0 years, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Compulsory education, duration

Afghanistan

9 years

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina

9 years

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

115th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

115th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Afghanistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 9 years against 9 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 115th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 115th of 197 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6 years	8 years	2 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	6.6 years	8.5 years	1.9 years	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	9 years	9 years	0 years	—
2020s	9 years	9 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Afghanistan or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Afghanistan, at 9 years against 9 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for compulsory education, duration?: Afghanistan ranks 115th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 115th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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