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China vs India: Compulsory education, duration (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Compulsory education, duration (years) was 9.00, compared to India's 8.00. That makes China's value 12.5% higher than India's.

China

Rank #121 of 197 globally

China trend
Latest (2025)
9.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
9.00 (2006)
Trough
9.00 (2006)

India

Rank #162 of 197 globally

India trend
Latest (2025)
8.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
8.00 (2009)
Trough
8.00 (2009)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.COM.DURS), CC BY 4.0.