Burkina Faso vs Romania: Compulsory education, duration

Burkina Faso

10 years

in 2025

Romania

10 years

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

81st

Romania rank

81st

Compulsory education, duration over time

Burkina Faso currently reports 10 years against 10 years in Romania, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 81st and Romania ranks 81st 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.