Compulsory education, duration in IBRD only
IBRD only: Compulsory education, duration was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in IBRD only, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in IBRD only 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 IBRD only peaked at 10 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
That places IBRD only 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in IBRD only?
- Compulsory education, duration in IBRD only 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does IBRD only rank for compulsory education, duration?
- IBRD only ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.