Compulsory education, duration in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Compulsory education, duration was 11 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Antigua and Barbuda, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 11 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 11 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1998.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.3% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,087 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.7% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 115.7% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9771 GPI (2019)
- School enrollment, secondary 108.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Compulsory education, duration in Antigua and Barbuda was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.