Duration of compulsory education in Monaco
Monaco: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 2007
All-time low
11 years
in 2007
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Monaco, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Monaco recorded 11 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Monaco peaked at 11 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 2007.
That places Monaco 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Duration of compulsory education in Monaco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 years | — |
| 2008 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 years | +0.0% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 11 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 11 years, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 11 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 years, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 65 Australia 11 years compare
- 65 Barbados 11 years compare
- 65 Belarus 11 years compare
- 65 Ghana 11 years compare
- 65 Latvia 11 years compare
- 65 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 65 Malta 11 years compare
- 65 Niue 11 years compare
- 65 Panama 11 years compare
- 65 Russia 11 years compare
- 65 Senegal 11 years compare
- 65 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 65 Slovakia 11 years compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 65 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 65 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 65 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 65 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
More education data for Monaco
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,760 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 157 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,304 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.7107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 978 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2588 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 195 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Monaco?
- Duration of compulsory education in Monaco was 11 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 2007.
- How does Monaco rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Monaco ranks 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Monaco 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.