Compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Compulsory education, duration was 9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 9 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 9 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5 years, in 1998.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.5 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 years | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 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 | 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 | 7.5 years | 7.5 years | 7.5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.