Compulsory education, duration in Low income
Low income: Compulsory education, duration was 8.5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.5 years
Change on year
unchanged
All-time high
9 years
in 2002
All-time low
8 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Low income, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Low income recorded 8.5 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Low income peaked at 9 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.58 years | 8.5 years | 9 years | 6 |
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9263 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 41.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Low income?
- Compulsory education, duration in Low income was 8.5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low income 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.