Compulsory education, duration (years) by country

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

• Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14 years
• Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 14 years
• Latin America & Caribbean 13 years
• Europe & Central Asia 11 years
• Euro area 11 years
• European Union 11 years
• High income 11 years
• North America 11 years
• OECD members 11 years
• Post-demographic dividend 11 years
• Central Europe and the Baltics 10 years
• Early-demographic dividend 10 years
• Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 10 years
• IBRD only 10 years
• Late-demographic dividend 10 years
• Middle income 10 years
• Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10 years
• Upper middle income 10 years
• World 10 years
• IDA blend 9.5 years
• Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 9.5 years
• Other small states 9.5 years
• Africa Western and Central 9 years
• Arab World 9 years
• East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 9 years
• East Asia & Pacific 9 years
• IDA & IBRD total 9 years
• IDA total 9 years
• IDA only 9 years
• Lower middle income 9 years
• Low & middle income 9 years
• Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9 years
• Pre-demographic dividend 9 years
• Small states 9 years
• East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 9 years
• Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 9 years
• Low income 8.5 years
• South Asia 8.5 years
• South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 8.5 years
• Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8 years