Compulsory education, duration in High income
High income: Compulsory education, duration was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in High income, 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 High income is 11 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in High income peaked at 11 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
That places High income 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.75 years | 10 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 733.62 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9994 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 103.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in High income?
- Compulsory education, duration in High income was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does High income rank for compulsory education, duration?
- High income ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.