East Timor vs Yemen: Duration of compulsory education

East Timor

9 years

in 2025

Yemen

9 years

in 2025

East Timor rank

120th

Yemen rank

120th

Duration of compulsory education over time

East Timor
Yemen

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 9 years against 9 years in Yemen, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

East Timor ranks 120th and Yemen ranks 120th of 205 countries.

Individual pages

Duration of compulsory education in East Timor
Duration of compulsory education in Yemen
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.