Compulsory education, duration in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Compulsory education, duration was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Early-demographic dividend, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Early-demographic dividend is 10 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 10 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
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 | 9.7 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9911 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 76.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Early-demographic dividend?
- Compulsory education, duration in Early-demographic dividend was 10 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.