Statizoid

Peru vs World: Compulsory education, duration

Peru
14 years
in 2025
World
10 years
in 2025
Peru rank
8th
World rank
11th

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Peru
  • World
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How they compare

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

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

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

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

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About this data

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

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