Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Duration of compulsory education
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DEFINITION:
Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Gabon | 11 years | 2000 | |
=2 | Burkina Faso | 10 years | 2000 | |
=2 | Liberia | 10 years | 2000 | |
=2 | Botswana | 10 years | 2000 | |
=2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 years | 2000 | |
=2 | Togo | 10 years | 2000 | |
=2 | Seychelles | 10 years | 2000 | |
=2 | Namibia | 10 years | 2000 | |
=9 | Madagascar | 9 years | 2000 | |
=9 | Mauritania | 9 years | 2000 | |
=9 | Mali | 9 years | 2000 | |
=9 | South Africa | 9 years | 2000 | |
=13 | Malawi | 8 years | 2000 | |
=13 | Sudan | 8 years | 2000 | |
=13 | Ghana | 8 years | 2000 | |
=13 | Kenya | 8 years | 2000 | |
=13 | Somalia | 8 years | 2000 | |
=13 | Comoros | 8 years | 2000 | |
=19 | Swaziland | 7 years | 2000 | |
=19 | Tanzania | 7 years | 2000 | |
=19 | Zimbabwe | 7 years | 2000 | |
=19 | Lesotho | 7 years | 2000 | |
=19 | Eritrea | 7 years | 2000 | |
=19 | Mozambique | 7 years | 2000 | |
=19 | Zambia | 7 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Ethiopia | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Cameroon | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Mauritius | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Guinea | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Nigeria | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Rwanda | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Senegal | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Cape Verde | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Benin | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Chad | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Niger | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Djibouti | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Burundi | 6 years | 2000 | |
=26 | Central African Republic | 6 years | 1997 | |
42 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 years | 2000 | |
43 | Angola | 4 years | 2000 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Duration of compulsory education
- Belgium ranked first for duration of compulsory education amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- Dominica ranked first for duration of compulsory education amongst Hot countries in 2000.
- Brunei ranked first for duration of compulsory education amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Peru ranked first for duration of compulsory education amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- Netherlands ranked second for duration of compulsory education amongst Europe in 2000.
- Germany ranked second for duration of compulsory education amongst Cold countries in 2000.
- Gabon ranked first for duration of compulsory education amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2000.
- Italy ranked last for duration of compulsory education amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- United Kingdom ranked #4 for duration of compulsory education amongst European Union in 2000.
- Guatemala ranked second for duration of compulsory education amongst Catholic countries in 2000.
- United States ranked #4 for duration of compulsory education amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.