Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 17 years against 15 years in Dominican Republic as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Venezuela?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Compulsory education, duration (years)

Dominican Republic

15 years

in 2025

Venezuela

17 years

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

3rd

Venezuela rank

1st

Compulsory education, duration (years) over time

Dominican Republic
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 17 years against 15 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2 years.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 years	10 years	1 years	Venezuela
2000s	9 years	14 years	5 years	Venezuela
2010s	15 years	14.9 years	0.1 years	Dominican Republic
2020s	15 years	17 years	2 years	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Dominican Republic or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 17 years against 15 years in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Dominican Republic and Venezuela?: 2 years, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Venezuela?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Venezuela rank globally for compulsory education, duration?: Dominican Republic ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st 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: 13 November 2026

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