Duration of compulsory education in Europe 2018/19

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Olan McEvoy,
Feb 2, 2024
In Europe the length of compulsory education ranges from thirteen years in Hungary and the Netherlands, to just nine years in eight different countries. Compulsory education starts at just three years old in Hungary, the youngest starting age on the continent, compared with seven years old in Estonia, the oldest age.

Duration of full-time education and training in selected European countries in 2018/19

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October 2018

Region

Europe

Survey time period

September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019

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*In four of Germany's federal states (Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, and Thuringia compulsory education is a year longer, and students finish when they are aged 19.In North-Rhine Westphalia, some students finish when they are 16 and others 19 )

**In North Macedonia the leaving age can vary from 17 to 19 depending on the program.

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