Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Sint Maarten or Upper middle income?

Sint Maarten, at 14 years against 10 years in Upper middle income as of 2025.

What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Sint Maarten and Upper middle income?

4 years, with Sint Maarten ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten and Upper middle income?

27 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Sint Maarten vs Upper middle income: Compulsory education, duration

Sint Maarten

14 years

in 2025

Upper middle income

10 years

in 2025

Sint Maarten rank

8th

Upper middle income rank

9th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Sint Maarten
Upper middle income

How they compare

Sint Maarten currently reports 14 years against 10 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Sint Maarten's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Sint Maarten has been ahead every year.

Sint Maarten ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 197 countries.

Sint Maarten has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sint Maarten	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12 years	9 years	3 years	Sint Maarten
2000s	12.6 years	9 years	3.6 years	Sint Maarten
2010s	14 years	9.6 years	4.4 years	Sint Maarten
2020s	14 years	10 years	4 years	Sint Maarten

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Sint Maarten or Upper middle income?: Sint Maarten, at 14 years against 10 years in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Sint Maarten and Upper middle income?: 4 years, with Sint Maarten ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten and Upper middle income?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Sint Maarten and Upper middle income rank globally for compulsory education, duration?: Sint Maarten ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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: 20 August 2026

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