Education

Compulsory education

SE.COM.DURS · yrs

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, Armenia. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, France: 13 yrs2025
Period covered: 1998 - 202528 annual values
Highest of the compared countries: 13 yrsFrance, 2025
Lowest of the compared countries: 10 yrsSpain, 2025

Countries compared

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Latest known valuesorted by value

France13 yrs2025
Germany13 yrs2025
Netherlands13 yrs2025
Italy12 yrs2025
United States12 yrs2025
Armenia12 yrs2025
United Kingdom11 yrs2025
Spain10 yrs2025

Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	France	Germany	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	Armenia
2025	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2024	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2023	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2022	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2021	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2020	13 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2019	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2018	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2017	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2016	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2015	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2014	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2013	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2012	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	12 yrs
2011	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	11 yrs
2010	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2009	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2008	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2007	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2006	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2005	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2004	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2003	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2002	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2001	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
2000	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
1999	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs	10 yrs
1998	10 yrs	13 yrs	11 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs	13 yrs	12 yrs
1997						13 yrs

World Bank definition

Compulsory education, duration (years)

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

Text published by the World Bank for indicator SE.COM.DURS, reproduced unchanged.

The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia

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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia

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