Compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Compulsory education, duration was 9.5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 9.5 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 9.5 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 years | — |
| 1999 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 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 | 9.5 years | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 9.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 years | 9 years | 9.5 years | 6 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Compulsory education, duration in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 9.5 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.