Albania vs South Korea: Duration of compulsory education

Albania
9 years
in 2025
South Korea
9 years
in 2025
Albania rank
120th
South Korea rank
120th

Duration of compulsory education over time

  • Albania
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 9 years against 9 years in South Korea, a difference of 0 years.

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

Albania ranks 120th and South Korea ranks 120th of 205 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Duration of compulsory education
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,383 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.