Duration of education, compulsory - Primary - Education Statistics



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Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.
Duration of education, compulsory - Primary - Education Statistics (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Germany13
2Belgium13
3Netherlands13
4Bahamas12
5Qatar12
6Dominica12
7Uzbekistan12
8United Kingdom12
9Mauritius12
10Grenada12
11United States12
12Cayman Islands12
13Bermuda12
14St. Kitts and Nevis12
15New Zealand12
16Antigua and Barbuda12
17Canada11
18Iceland11
19Peru11
20Spain11
21San Marino11
22Aruba11
23Azerbaijan11
24Israel11
25Tunisia11
26Kazakhstan11
27Malta11
28Monaco11
29Australia11
30Norway11
31Barbados11
32France11
33St. Vincent and the Grenadines11
34Finland10
35Fiji10
36Gabon10
37Denmark10
38Argentina10
39Russia10
40Ecuador10
41Andorra10
42Macau10
43Algeria10
44Djibouti10
45Botswana10
46Hungary10
47Uruguay10
48Namibia10
49Ireland10
50Colombia10
51Central African Republic10
52Kiribati10
53Western Samoa10
54Japan10
55Belize10
56South Korea10
57Ivory Coast10
58Sweden10
59Burkina Faso10
60St. Lucia10
61Republic of the Congo10
62Costa Rica10
63North Korea10
64Luxembourg10
65Czech Republic10
66Slovakia10
67West Bank and Gaza10
68Netherlands Antilles10
69Mexico10
70Seychelles10
71Togo10
72Jordan10
73Venezuela10
74Cuba9
75Egypt9
76Estonia9
77Ghana9
78Guyana9
79Indonesia9
80India9
81Italy9
82Kyrgyzstan9
83Lebanon9
84Sri Lanka9
85Lithuania9
86Latvia9
87Moldova9
88Marshall Islands9
89Mali9
90Mongolia9
91Nigeria9
92Palau9
93Poland9
94Portugal9
95Vietnam9
96Slovenia9
97Thailand9
98Turkmenistan9
99Turkey9
100Yemen9
101South Africa9
102United Arab Emirates9
103Belarus9
104Brunei Darussalam9
105Switzerland9
106Liechtenstein9
107Cyprus9
108Dominican Republic9
109Georgia9
110Guatemala9
111Hong Kong9
112Kuwait9
113Libya9
114Morocco9
115Panama9
116Papua New Guinea9
117Paraguay9
118El Salvador9
119Afghanistan9
120Syria9
121Austria9
122Tajikistan9
123Timor-Leste9
124Tonga9
125Bahrain9
126China9
127Albania8
128Serbia8
129Comoros8
130Eritrea8
131Chile8
132Micronesia8
133Kenya8
134Ethiopia8
135Croatia8
136Iran8
137Brazil8
138Bolivia8
139Bosnia and Herzegovina8
140Malawi8
141Bulgaria8
142Sudan8
143Romania8
144Armenia8
145Somalia8
146Democratic Republic of the Congo8
147Macedonia8
148Philippines7
149Maldives7
150Lesotho7
151Vanuatu7
152Trinidad and Tobago7
153Swaziland7
154Uganda7
155Mozambique7
156Zambia7
157Tanzania7
158Zimbabwe7
159Cameroon6
160Niger6
161Senegal6
162Burundi6
163Liberia6
164Suriname6
165Jamaica6
166Malaysia6
167Benin6
168Mauritania6
169Nicaragua6
170Cape Verde6
171Haiti6
172Chad6
173Honduras6
174Sao Tome and Principe6
175Guinea-Bissau6
176Iraq6
177Sierra Leone6
178Gambia6
179Rwanda6
180Guinea6
181Saudi Arabia6
182Angola6
183Singapore6
184Pakistan5
185Laos5
186Equatorial Guinea5
187Burma5
188Madagascar5
189Bangladesh5
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