European Union Compared by Education > Duration of compulsory education

DEFINITION: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	Netherlands	13 years	2000
=1	Belgium	13 years	2000
=1	Germany	13 years	2000
4	United Kingdom	12 years	2000
=5	France	11 years	2000
=5	Spain	11 years	2000
=5	Malta	11 years	2000
=8	Slovakia	10 years	2000
=8	Finland	10 years	2000
=8	Luxembourg	10 years	2000
=8	Ireland	10 years	2000
=8	Denmark	10 years	2000
=8	Hungary	10 years	2000
=8	Czech Republic	10 years	2000
=8	Sweden	10 years	2000
=16	Portugal	9 years	2000
=16	Estonia	9 years	2000
=16	Italy	9 years	2000
=16	Greece	9 years	2000
=16	Lithuania	9 years	2000
=16	Cyprus	9 years	2000
=16	Austria	9 years	2000
=16	Latvia	9 years	2000
=16	Poland	9 years	2000
=25	Bulgaria	8 years	2000
=25	Romania	8 years	2000
=25	Croatia	8 years	2000
28	Slovenia	7 years	2000

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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.

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