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Compulsory education, duration in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Compulsory education, duration was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 197 countries
All-time high
14 years
in 2007
All-time low
12 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Compulsory education, duration in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1999–2025

0510151999201220251999: 12 years2000: 12 years2001: 12 years2002: 12 years2003: 12 years2004: 12 years2005: 12 years2006: 12 years2007: 14 years2008: 14 years2009: 14 years2010: 14 years2011: 14 years2012: 14 years2013: 14 years2014: 14 years2015: 14 years2016: 14 years2017: 14 years2018: 14 years2019: 14 years2020: 14 years2021: 14 years2022: 14 years2023: 14 years2024: 14 years2025: 14 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 14 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 14 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1999.

That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12 years 12 years 12 years 1
2000s 12.6 years 12 years 14 years 10
2010s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
2020s 14 years 14 years 14 years 6

Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

  1. 8 Argentina 14 years compare
  2. 8 Bolivia 14 years compare
  3. 8 Brazil 14 years compare
  4. 8 Curacao 14 years compare
  5. 8 Mexico 14 years compare
  6. 8 Nauru 14 years compare
  7. 8 Peru 14 years compare
  8. 8 Uruguay 14 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compulsory education, duration in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Compulsory education, duration in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 14 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2007.
What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1999.
How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for compulsory education, duration?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.