Brazil vs IBRD only: Compulsory education, duration

Brazil

14 years

in 2025

IBRD only

10 years

in 2025

Brazil rank

8th

IBRD only rank

11th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Brazil currently reports 14 years against 10 years in IBRD only, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times IBRD only's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was IBRD only ahead.

Brazil ranks 8th and IBRD only 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.