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

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

In , United Kingdom's Compulsory education, duration (years) was 11.00, compared to United States's 12.00. That makes United Kingdom's value 8.3% lower than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #64 of 197 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2025)
11.00
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
11.00 (2006)
Trough
11.00 (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.