Compulsory education, duration (years) in Low income
Low income: Compulsory education, duration (years) was 8.5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Low income, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Low income recorded 8.5 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Low income peaked at 9 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
Low income ranks 37th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Compulsory education, duration (years) in Low income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 years | — |
| 1999 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 8.5 years | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 9 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5 years | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 9 years | +5.9% |
| 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 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5 years | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.58 years | 8.5 years | 9 years | 6 |
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Low income?
- Compulsory education, duration in Low income was 8.5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Low income ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low 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.