Duration of compulsory education (years) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Duration of compulsory education (years) was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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 (Dutch part) peaked at 14 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1999.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 8th of 206 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 (years) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 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% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 14 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 11 years, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 14 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 (Dutch part)
More education data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 179 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 146 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33 (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Duration of compulsory education in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 14 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1999.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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