Kyrgyzstan vs Norway: Duration of compulsory education
Kyrgyzstan
10 years
in 2025
Norway
10 years
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
86th
Norway rank
86th
Duration of compulsory education over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Norway
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Norway, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 86th and Norway ranks 86th of 205 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 10 years | 1 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 9 years | 10 years | 1 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 9.6 years | 10 years | 0.4 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher duration of compulsory education, Kyrgyzstan or Norway?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 10 years against 10 years in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in duration of compulsory education between Kyrgyzstan and Norway?
- 0 years, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Norway?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Norway rank globally for duration of compulsory education?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 86th and Norway ranks 86th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.