Official entrance age to compulsory education in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Faroe Islands, 2010–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 7 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Faroe Islands peaked at 7 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2010.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 years | — |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
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More education data for Faroe Islands
- Population ages 0-14 19.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.22 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.9288 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Faroe Islands?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Faroe Islands was 7 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2010.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.