Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country), 2016–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country) stood at 8 years. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country) peaked at 8 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2016.
Micronesia (country) ranks 156th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 774 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.74 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country)?
- Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country) was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2016.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.