France vs Netherlands: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 12 against 12 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 12 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10 | 12 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10 | 12 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 12 against 12 in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education between France and Netherlands?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- France ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/