Japan vs Laos: Compulsory education, duration

Japan

9 years

in 2025

Laos

9 years

in 2025

Japan rank

115th

Laos rank

115th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Japan currently reports 9 years against 9 years in Laos, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Japan ranks 115th and Laos ranks 115th 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.