Compulsory education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 8 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 9 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7 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 | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.95 years | 7 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 years | 8.5 years | 8.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 years | 8 years | 8.5 years | 6 |
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 359.33 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9466 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 42.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Compulsory education, duration in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.