Compulsory education, duration in IDA blend
IDA blend: Compulsory education, duration was 9.5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in IDA blend, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in IDA blend stood at 9.5 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in IDA blend peaked at 10 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 2007.
That places IDA blend 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.55 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 years | 9 years | 9.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 years | 9.5 years | 9.5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 17 Aruba 13 years compare
- 17 Austria 13 years compare
- 17 Belgium 13 years compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 years compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 years compare
- 17 France 13 years compare
- 17 Germany 13 years compare
- 17 Gibraltar 13 years compare
- 17 Hungary 13 years compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 years compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 years compare
- 17 Paraguay 13 years compare
- 17 Philippines 13 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 13 years compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 years compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9318 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 51.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in IDA blend?
- Compulsory education, duration in IDA blend was 9.5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 2007.
- How does IDA blend rank for compulsory education, duration?
- IDA blend ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.