Duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten: Duration of compulsory education was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten is 14 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten peaked at 14 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1999.
Sint Maarten ranks 8th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12 years | — |
| 2000 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 years | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.6 years | 12 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten
More education data for Sint Maarten
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.44 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.45 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.4129 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten?
- Duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten was 14 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1999.
- How does Sint Maarten rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Sint Maarten ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Sint Maarten?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten 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