Compulsory education, duration in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Compulsory education, duration was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Post-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 Post-demographic dividend is 11 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 11 years in 2022 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 | 9.25 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 years | 10 years | 11 years | 6 |
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9989 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Post-demographic dividend?
- Compulsory education, duration in Post-demographic dividend was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.