Duration of compulsory education in Guam
Guam: Duration of compulsory education was 0 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Guam, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Guam is 0 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Guam peaked at 0 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1998.
That places Guam 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 years | 0 years | 0 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 years | 0 years | 0 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 years | 0 years | 0 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 198 Bangladesh 5 years compare
- 198 Madagascar 5 years compare
- 198 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 201 New Caledonia 0 years compare
- 201 Norfolk Island 0 years compare
- 201 Reunion 0 years compare
More education data for Guam
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.9% (1989)
- Primary education, teachers 775 (1989)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.75 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Guam?
- Duration of compulsory education in Guam was 0 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1998.
- How does Guam rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Guam ranks 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.