Chile vs Honduras: Compulsory education, duration

Chile

12 years

in 2025

Honduras

12 years

in 2025

Chile rank

33rd

Honduras rank

33rd

Compulsory education, duration over time

Chile currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Honduras, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Chile ranks 33rd and Honduras 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.