Compulsory education, duration (years) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Compulsory education, duration (years) was 9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 9 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 9 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.5 years, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration (years) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.5 years | — |
| 1999 | 8 years | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.25 years | 6.5 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.8 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Compulsory education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 9 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 years in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for compulsory education, duration?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.