Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 197 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2016
All-time low
8 years
in 2016
Years of data
10
2016–2025
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.
Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 years | — |
| 2017 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +0.0% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 8 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10 years, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 8 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9 years, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
- 156 Eritrea 8 years compare
- 156 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
- 156 Serbia 8 years compare
- 156 Somalia 8 years compare
- 156 South Sudan 8 years compare
- 156 Sudan 8 years compare
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 607 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 840 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1039 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,726 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,539 (2000)
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.