Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Compulsory education, duration

Dominican Republic

15 years

in 2025

Venezuela

17 years

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

3rd

Venezuela rank

1st

Compulsory education, duration over time

Venezuela currently reports 17 years against 15 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2 years.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Globally, Dominican Republic ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st 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.