This chart shows duration of compulsory education around the world. Compulsory education means number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.
Average duration of compulsory education: 7.85 years
Static chart: Interactive chart: Comming soon ChartsBin statistics collector team 2009, Duration of Compulsory Education around the World, ChartsBin, viewed 12th March, 2010, <http://chartsbin.com/view/xo6>.
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>.
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>.
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