Compulsory education, duration in Other small states
Other small states: Compulsory education, duration was 9.5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Other small states, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 9.5 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Other small states peaked at 10 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.5 years, in 1998.
Other small states ranks 20th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5 years | 7.5 years | 7.5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.75 years | 7.5 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3 years | 9 years | 9.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 years | 9.5 years | 9.5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 17 Aruba 13 years compare
- 17 Austria 13 years compare
- 17 Belgium 13 years compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 years compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 years compare
- 17 France 13 years compare
- 17 Germany 13 years compare
- 17 Gibraltar 13 years compare
- 17 Hungary 13 years compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 years compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 years compare
- 17 Paraguay 13 years compare
- 17 Philippines 13 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 13 years compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 years compare
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.84 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9899 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 73.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Other small states?
- Compulsory education, duration in Other small states 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1998.
- How does Other small states rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Other small states ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.