Bulgaria vs Italy: Compulsory education, duration

Bulgaria

12 years

in 2025

Italy

12 years

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

33rd

Italy rank

33rd

Compulsory education, duration over time

Bulgaria currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Italy, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 33rd 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.