Duration of compulsory education in Australia
Australia: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 1998
All-time low
11 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Australia, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 11 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Australia peaked at 11 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1998.
That places Australia 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 62 Belarus, Republic of 11 years compare
- 62 Barbados 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 62 Latvia 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Panama 11 years compare
- 62 Russian Federation 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Slovak Republic 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 62 Uzbekistan, Republic of 11 years compare
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Australia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Australia was 11 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Australia ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release