Egypt vs Kenya: Compulsory education, duration

Egypt

12 years

in 2025

Kenya

12 years

in 2025

Egypt rank

33rd

Kenya rank

33rd

Compulsory education, duration over time

Egypt currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Kenya, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Egypt ranks 33rd and Kenya 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.