Compulsory education, duration in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Compulsory education, duration was 9 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9 years
Change on year
unchanged
All-time high
9 years
in 1999
All-time low
8 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Compulsory education, duration in IDA & IBRD total, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in IDA & IBRD total stood at 9 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 IDA & IBRD total peaked at 9 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5 years | 8 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 IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.10 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9805 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 74.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in IDA & IBRD total?
- Compulsory education, duration in IDA & IBRD total 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.