| Time | 2009 |
| Duration of compulsory education | Compulsory Education start age | Compulsory Education end age |
  | |
| Country | | | |
| Afghanistan | | 7 | 15 |
| Albania | | .. | 13 |
| Algeria | | 6 | 16 |
| Andorra | | .. | 16 |
| Angola | | 6 | 14 |
| Anguilla | | 5 | 17 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | | 5 | 16 |
| Argentina | | 5 | 15 |
| Armenia | | .. | 15 |
| Aruba | | 6 | 16 |
| Australia | | 5 | 15 |
| Austria | | 6 | 15 |
| Azerbaijan | | 6 | 16 |
| Bahamas | | 5 | 16 |
| Bahrain | | 6 | 14 |
| Bangladesh | | 6 | 10 |
| Barbados | | 5 | 16 |
| Belarus | | .. | 14 |
| Belgium | | 6 | 18 |
| Belize | | 5 | 14 |
| Benin | | 6 | 11 |
| Bermuda | | 5 | 16 |
| Bolivia | | 6 | 13 |
| Botswana | | 6 | 15 |
| Brazil | | 6 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | | 7 | 16 |
| Burkina Faso | | 6 | 16 |
| Cameroon | | 6 | 11 |
| Canada | | .. | 16 |
| Cape Verde | | 6 | 16 |
| Cayman Islands | | 5 | 16 |
| Central African Republic | | 6 | 15 |
| Chad | | 6 | 14 |
| Chile | | 6 | 11 |
| China | | 6 | 14 |
| Colombia | | 5 | 15 |
| Comoros | | 6 | 14 |
| Congo | | 6 | 16 |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | | 6 | 15 |
| Cook Islands | | 5 | 15 |
| Costa Rica | | 5 | 15 |
| Côte d''Ivoire | | 6 | 15 |
| Croatia | | 7 | 15 |
| Cuba | | 6 | 14 |
| Czech Republic | | 6 | 15 |
| Djibouti | | 6 | 15 |
| Dominica | | 5 | 16 |
| Dominican Republic | | 5 | 14 |
| Ecuador | | 5 | 14 |
| Egypt | | 6 | 14 |
| El Salvador | | 4 | 15 |
| Equatorial Guinea | | 7 | 11 |
| Eritrea | | 7 | 14 |
| Estonia | | .. | 15 |
| Fiji | | 6 | 15 |
| Finland | | 7 | 16 |
| France | | 6 | 16 |
| Gabon | | 6 | 16 |
| Gambia | | 7 | 12 |
| Georgia | | .. | 12 |
| Germany | | 6 | 18 |
| Ghana | | 6 | 15 |
| Greece | | .. | 15 |
| Grenada | | 5 | 16 |
| Guatemala | | 5 | 15 |
| Guinea | | 7 | 16 |
| Guinea-Bissau | | 7 | 12 |
| Guyana | | 6 | 15 |
| Haiti | | 6 | 11 |
| Honduras | | 6 | 13 |
| Hungary | | 7 | 16 |
| Iceland | | 6 | 16 |
| India | | 6 | 14 |
| Indonesia | | 7 | 15 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | | 6 | 10 |
| Iraq | | 6 | 11 |
| Ireland | | 6 | 15 |
| Israel | | 5 | 15 |
| Italy | | .. | 18 |
| Jamaica | | 6 | 12 |
| Japan | | 6 | 15 |
| Jordan | | 6 | 16 |
| Kazakhstan | | .. | 17 |
| Kenya | | 6 | 13 |
| Kiribati | | 6 | 15 |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | | 6 | 16 |
| Korea | | 6 | 15 |
| Kuwait | | 6 | 14 |
| Kyrgyzstan | | 7 | 15 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | | 6 | 14 |
| Latvia | | 7 | 15 |
| Lebanon | | 6 | 15 |
| Liberia | | .. | 16 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | | 6 | 15 |
| Lithuania | | 7 | 16 |
| Luxembourg | | .. | 15 |
| Macao Special Administrative Region of China | | 5 | 14 |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | | 7 | 15 |
| Madagascar | | 6 | 10 |
| Malawi | | 6 | 13 |
| Malaysia | | 6 | 11 |
| Maldives | | 6 | 12 |
| Mali | | 7 | 15 |
| Malta | | .. | 16 |
| Marshall Islands | | 6 | 14 |
| Mauritania | | 6 | 16 |
| Mauritius | | 5 | 16 |
| Mexico | | 4 | 15 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | | 6 | 14 |
| Moldova, Republic of | | .. | 15 |
| Monaco | | 6 | 16 |
| Mongolia | | .. | 15 |
| Montenegro, Republic of | | 7 | 14 |
| Montserrat | | 5 | 16 |
| Morocco | | 6 | 15 |
| Mozambique | | 6 | 12 |
| Myanmar | | 5 | 9 |
| Namibia | | 7 | 16 |
| Nauru | | 6 | 16 |
| Nepal | | .. | 10 |
| Netherlands | | 5 | 17 |
| Netherlands Antilles | | 4 | 15 |
| New Zealand | | 5 | 16 |
| Nicaragua | | 6 | 11 |
| Nigeria | | .. | 14 |
| Niue | | 5 | 16 |
| Norway | | 6 | 16 |
| Pakistan | | 5 | 9 |
| Palau | | 6 | 17 |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory | | 6 | 15 |
| Panama | | 6 | 14 |
| Paraguay | | 6 | 14 |
| Peru | | 3 | 18 |
| Philippines | | 6 | 12 |
| Poland | | 7 | 15 |
| Portugal | | 6 | 15 |
| Qatar | | 6 | 17 |
| Romania | | 7 | 14 |
| Russian Federation | | .. | 15 |
| Rwanda | | 7 | 12 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | | 5 | 16 |
| Saint Lucia | | 5 | 15 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | 5 | 15 |
| Samoa | | 5 | 12 |
| San Marino | | 6 | 16 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | | 6 | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | | 6 | 11 |
| Senegal | | 7 | 12 |
| Serbia, Republic of | | 7 | 14 |
| Seychelles | | 6 | 15 |
| Sierra Leone | | 6 | 11 |
| Singapore | | 6 | 14 |
| Slovak Republic | | 6 | 16 |
| Slovenia | | 6 | 15 |
| South Africa | | 7 | 15 |
| Spain | | 6 | 16 |
| Sri Lanka | | 5 | 14 |
| Sudan | | .. | 13 |
| Suriname | | 7 | 12 |
| Sweden | | 7 | 16 |
| Switzerland | | 7 | 15 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | | 6 | 14 |
| Tajikistan | | 7 | 15 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | | 7 | 13 |
| Thailand | | 6 | 16 |
| Timor-Leste | | 6 | 11 |
| Togo | | 6 | 15 |
| Tonga | | 6 | 14 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | 6 | 12 |
| Tunisia | | 6 | 16 |
| Turkey | | .. | 14 |
| Turkmenistan | | .. | 15 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | | 4 | 16 |
| Tuvalu | | 7 | 14 |
| Uganda | | 6 | 12 |
| Ukraine | | .. | 17 |
| United Arab Emirates | | 6 | 11 |
| United Kingdom | | .. | 16 |
| United States | | 6 | 17 |
| Uruguay | | 6 | 15 |
| Uzbekistan | | 7 | 17 |
| Venezuela | | 3 | 14 |
| Viet Nam | | 6 | 14 |
| British Virgin Islands | | 5 | 16 |
| Yemen | | .. | 14 |
| Zambia | | 7 | 13 |
| Zimbabwe | | 6 | 12 |