Compulsory education, duration in Arab World
Arab World: Compulsory education, duration was 9 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9 years
Change on year
unchanged
All-time high
9 years
in 1998
All-time low
9 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Arab World, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 9 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. 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 Arab World peaked at 9 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9502 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Arab World?
- Compulsory education, duration in Arab World was 9 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Arab World 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.