Compulsory education, duration in IDA only
IDA only: Compulsory education, duration was 9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in IDA only, 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 IDA only is 9 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in IDA only peaked at 9 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.5 years, in 1998.
That places IDA only 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration in IDA only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.5 years | — |
| 1999 | 6.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 7.5 years | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 8 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5 years | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 years | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5 years | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 9 years | +5.9% |
| 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 | 6.5 years | 6.5 years | 6.5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.9 years | 6.5 years | 8.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in IDA only?
- Compulsory education, duration in IDA only 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 years in 1998.
- How does IDA only rank for compulsory education, duration?
- IDA only ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.