Argentina vs World: Compulsory education, duration

Argentina

14 years

in 2025

World

10 years

in 2025

Argentina rank

8th

World rank

11th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Argentina currently reports 14 years against 10 years in World, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times World's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 8th and World ranks 11th of 197 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

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