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North Korea vs Maldives: Compulsory education, duration

North Korea
12 years
in 2025
Maldives
12 years
in 2025
North Korea rank
33rd
Maldives rank
33rd

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • North Korea
  • Maldives
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, North Korea ranks 33rd and Maldives ranks 33rd 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.