Ecuador vs Venezuela: Compulsory education, duration

Ecuador
15 years
in 2025
Venezuela
17 years
in 2025
Ecuador rank
3rd
Venezuela rank
1st

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Ecuador
  • Venezuela
051015199820112025

How they compare

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

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

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

Globally, Ecuador ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

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

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