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Germany vs United States: Compulsory education, duration (years)

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

In , Germany's Compulsory education, duration (years) was 13.00, compared to United States's 12.00. That makes Germany's value 8.3% higher than United States's.

Germany

Rank #25 of 197 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2025)
13.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
13.00 (2006)
Trough
13.00 (2006)

United States

Rank #43 of 197 globally

United States trend
Latest (2025)
12.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
12.00 (2006)
Trough
12.00 (2006)

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