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China vs Japan: 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 Japan's 9.00. That makes China's value roughly the same as Japan'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)

Japan

Rank #130 of 197 globally

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

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