Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country), 2016–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country) stood at 8 years. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country) peaked at 8 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2016.
Micronesia (country) ranks 156th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 774 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 81.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9964 GPI (2021)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.3% (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country)?
- Compulsory education, duration in Micronesia (country) 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2016.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.