Australia vs Lithuania: Duration of compulsory education

Australia
11 years
in 2025
Lithuania
11 years
in 2025
Australia rank
65th
Lithuania rank
65th

Duration of compulsory education over time

  • Australia
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Lithuania, a difference of 0 years.

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

Australia ranks 65th and Lithuania ranks 65th 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.