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Ending Age of Compulsory Education around the World

Ending Age of Compulsory Education around the World

This chart shows ending age of compulsory education or legal school leaving age around the world. The ending age of compulsory education states the minimum age which a person is legally allowed to leave compulsory education.

Average ending age of compulsory education: 13.7 years

15 years ago
Education
Country nameSchool leaving ageSource Year
Greenlandn/a
Bouvet Islandn/a
Nepaln/a
Bosnia and Herzegovinan/a
Heard Island and McDonald Islandsn/a
Guadeloupen/a
Saint Martinn/a
South Georgia and the Islandsn/a
Saint Pierre and Miquelonn/a
British Indian Ocean Territoryn/a
Puerto Ricon/a
Saint Barthélemyn/a
Saint Helenan/a
Christmas Islandn/a
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsn/a
Mayotten/a
Martiniquen/a
Guamn/a
Pitcairn Islandsn/a
Guernseyn/a
United States Minor Outlying Islandsn/a
Jerseyn/a
Wallis and Futunan/a
French Southern and Antarctic Landsn/a
Western Saharan/a
Réunionn/a
Faroe Islandsn/a
American Samoan/a
Svalbardn/a
Åland Islandsn/a
French Guianan/a
New Caledonian/a
Antarctican/a
Northern Mariana Islandsn/a
French Polynesian/a
Norfolk Islandn/a
Virgin Islandsn/a
Laos10 yrs2008
Bangladesh10 yrs2008
Madagascar10 yrs2007
Jamaica11 yrs2007
Sierra Leone11 yrs2007
Trinidad and Tobago11 yrs2007
Equatorial Guinea11 yrs2007
Malaysia11 yrs2007
Chad11 yrs2007
Saudi Arabia11 yrs2008
Angola11 yrs2007
Singapore11 yrs2008
Haiti11 yrs2006
Iraq11 yrs2007
Nicaragua11 yrs2007
Benin11 yrs2008
Liberia11 yrs2008
Cameroon11 yrs2008
Honduras11 yrs2007
Cape Verde11 yrs2007
Samoa12 yrs2007
Sao Tome and Principe12 yrs2008
Guinea12 yrs2008
Senegal12 yrs2008
Gambia, The12 yrs2008
Zimbabwe12 yrs2007
Guinea-Bissau12 yrs2007
Rwanda12 yrs2007
Lesotho12 yrs2007
Ethiopia12 yrs2008
Burundi12 yrs2007
Swaziland12 yrs2007
Maldives12 yrs2008
Philippines12 yrs2007
Uganda12 yrs2007
Vanuatu12 yrs2007
Niger12 yrs2007
Mozambique12 yrs2009
Chile13 yrs2007
Zambia13 yrs2007
Micronesia, Federated States of13 yrs2007
Comoros13 yrs2007
Kenya13 yrs2009
Somalia13 yrs2007
Bolivia13 yrs2007
Iran13 yrs2008
Albania13 yrs2008
Dominican Republic13 yrs2008
Malawi13 yrs2008
Congo, Democratic Republic of the13 yrs2007
Sri Lanka13 yrs2007
Tanzania13 yrs2008
Sudan13 yrs2009
Suriname13 yrs2008
Palau14 yrs2007
Romania14 yrs2007
Liechtenstein14 yrs2007
Portugal14 yrs2007
Libya14 yrs2007
Mauritania14 yrs2007
Saint Lucia14 yrs2008
Macau14 yrs2008
Marshall Islands14 yrs2007
Qatar14 yrs2008
Brazil14 yrs2006
Paraguay14 yrs2007
Montenegro14 yrs2007
Korea, South14 yrs2007
Papua New Guinea14 yrs2007
Nigeria14 yrs2007
Macedonia14 yrs2007
Panama14 yrs2008
Argentina17 yrs2007
Turkey14 yrs2007
Tonga14 yrs2007
China14 yrs2007
Colombia14 yrs2008
Timor-Leste14 yrs2008
Thailand14 yrs2008
Costa Rica14 yrs2008
Croatia14 yrs2007
Cuba14 yrs2008
Bulgaria14 yrs2008
Brunei14 yrs2008
Armenia14 yrs2007
Vietnam14 yrs2008
Austria14 yrs2007
Venezuela14 yrs2007
Bahrain14 yrs2007
Belarus14 yrs2008
Belize14 yrs2008
United Arab Emirates14 yrs2007
Tuvalu14 yrs2007
Cyprus14 yrs2007
Ghana14 yrs2008
Greece14 yrs2007
Guyana14 yrs2008
Hong Kong14 yrs2007
Syria14 yrs2007
Georgia14 yrs2008
India14 yrs2008
Slovenia14 yrs2007
Italy15 yrs2007
Djibouti14 yrs2008
Ecuador14 yrs2008
Egypt14 yrs2007
Serbia14 yrs2008
Eritrea14 yrs2007
Seychelles15 yrs2007
West Bank15 yrs2007
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15 yrs2008
Slovakia15 yrs2007
Tajikistan15 yrs2007
Taiwan15 yrs2009
Switzerland15 yrs2007
Russia15 yrs2007
Togo15 yrs2007
Poland15 yrs2007
Uruguay15 yrs2007
South Africa15 yrs2007
Turkmenistan15 yrs2007
Yemen15 yrs2008
Botswana15 yrs2007
Ireland15 yrs2007
Israel15 yrs2007
Japan15 yrs2007
Jordan15 yrs2007
Kiribati15 yrs2007
Korea, North15 yrs2007
Kuwait15 yrs2008
Kyrgyzstan15 yrs2008
Latvia15 yrs2007
Indonesia15 yrs2007
Guatemala15 yrs2007
Central African Republic15 yrs2008
Congo, Republic of the15 yrs2008
Cook Islands15 yrs2007
Côte d'Ivoire15 yrs2007
Czech Republic15 yrs2007
El Salvador15 yrs2008
Estonia15 yrs2007
Fiji15 yrs2007
Gibraltar15 yrs2008
Lebanon15 yrs2008
Afghanistan15 yrs2008
Lithuania15 yrs2007
Netherlands Antilles15 yrs2007
Moldova15 yrs2007
Mongolia15 yrs2007
Mexico15 yrs2007
Luxembourg15 yrs2007
Malta15 yrs2007
Mali15 yrs2008
Morocco15 yrs2008
Australia15-17 yrs2007
Burkina Faso16 yrs2008
Tunisia16 yrs2007
Turks and Caicos Islands16 yrs2007
Canada16 yrs2008
Cayman Islands16 yrs2007
Niue16 yrs2007
Nauru16 yrs2007
Norway16 yrs2007
Azerbaijan16 yrs2007
Bermuda16 yrs2007
Algeria16 yrs2008
Andorra16 yrs2008
Anguilla16 yrs2008
Antigua and Barbuda16 yrs2007
Aruba16 yrs2008
British Virgin Islands16 yrs2007
Bahamas, The16 yrs2007
Saint Kitts and Nevis16 yrs2008
Barbados16 yrs2008
United Kingdom16 yrs2007
Denmark16 yrs2007
Dominica16 yrs2007
Grenada16 yrs2007
Iceland16 yrs2007
Montserrat16 yrs2007
Isle of Man16 yrs2000
Peru16 yrs2007
San Marino16 yrs2008
Gabon16 yrs2007
Monaco16 yrs2008
Spain16 yrs2007
France16 yrs2008
Sweden16 yrs2007
New Zealand16 yrs2007
Mauritius16 yrs2008
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)16 yrs2000
Namibia16 yrs2008
Finland16 yrs2007
Hungary16 yrs2007
Ukraine17 yrs2007
Kazakhstan17 yrs2008
United States17 yrs2007
Uzbekistan17 yrs2007
Netherlands17 yrs2008
Belgium18 yrs2007
Germany18 yrs2007
Pakistan9 yrs2008
Burma9 yrs2007
Bhutannot compulsory2008
Cambodianot compulsory2008
Tokelaunot compulsory2007
Solomon Islandsnot compulsory2002
Holy See (Vatican City)not compulsory2007
Omannot compulsory2007
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Source

  • UIS 2009, Education, 2009, United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture Institute for Statistics, Canada, viewed 15th November, 2009, <http://www.uis.unesco.org>.
  • Angela Melchiorre 2004, At What Age...?, Second edition, The Right to Education Project, Online, viewed 15th November, 2009, <http://www.right-to-education.org/node/279>.
  • Argentina.gov.ar 2006, National Education Act, 2006, Cabinet Secretariat and Governance, Online, viewed 21st November, 2009, <http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=141>.
  • Chamber of Deputies 2006, Provisions for the formation of the annual budget and multi-state (Finance Act 2007), Law of 27 December 2006 n. 296 - Paragraph 622, ITALIAN PARLIAMENT, The Official Gazette No. 299 del 27 dicembre 2006 - Supplemento ordinario n. 299, 27 December 2006 - supplement No 244, viewed 29th January, 2010, <http://www.parlamento.it/parlam/leggi/06296l.htm>.

Citation

ChartsBin statistics collector team 2009, Ending Age of Compulsory Education around the World, ChartsBin.com, viewed 26th April, 2024, <http://chartsbin.com/view/qpp>.
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