Lithuania vs Russia: Compulsory education, duration

Lithuania

11 years

in 2025

Russia

11 years

in 2025

Lithuania rank

62nd

Russia rank

62nd

Compulsory education, duration over time

Lithuania currently reports 11 years against 11 years in Russia, a difference of 0 years.

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

Globally, Lithuania ranks 62nd and Russia ranks 62nd 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.