Compulsory education, duration in Australia
Australia: Compulsory education, duration was 11 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Australia, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 11 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 Australia peaked at 11 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1998.
That places Australia 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 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
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- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
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- 62 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Panama 11 years compare
- 62 Russia 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Slovakia 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
More education data for Australia
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 15.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Australia?
- Compulsory education, duration in Australia 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Australia ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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.