Compulsory education, duration (years) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Compulsory education, duration (years) was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 10 years. 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 10 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration (years) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 years | — |
| 1999 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 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 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0965 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Compulsory education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 10 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.