Austria vs France: Compulsory education, duration

Austria

13 years

in 2025

France

13 years

in 2025

Austria rank

17th

France rank

17th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Austria currently reports 13 years against 13 years in France, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was France ahead.

Globally, Austria ranks 17th and France ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Indicator: Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.