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National Education Systems - TSV
National education systems take diverse forms reflecting each country's history, culture, and socio-economic conditions. This dataset systematically organizes compulsory education duration (years, starting age, ending age) and types of higher education institutions (universities, junior colleges, vocational schools, colleges of technology, etc.) across countries worldwide. Focusing primarily on OECD countries, it compares education systems of developed and emerging nations, showing variations in compulsory education length and diversity of higher education institutions. This serves as foundational data useful for educational policy development, international comparative research, and study abroad destination selection.
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code slug name description compulsoryEducation_durationYears compulsoryEducation_endAge compulsoryEducation_startAge compulsoryEducation_structure higherEducation_juniorCollege higherEducation_polytechnic higherEducation_university higherEducation_vocationalCollege compulsoryEducation_note higherEducation_communityCollege higherEducation_liberalArtsCollege higherEducation_furtherEducationCollege higherEducation_grandeEcole higherEducation_universityOfAppliedSciences higherEducation_tafe higherEducation_college higherEducation_universityCollege higherEducation_instituteOfTechnology
JP japan Japan 6-3-3-4 school system. 9 years of compulsory education. 9 15 6 6-3 true true true true
US united-states United States Varies by state. K-12 education is common. 12 18 5 K-12 true false true true 州によって異なる true true
GB united-kingdom United Kingdom England: compulsory education from age 5 to 16. Education/training continues until age 18. 13 18 5 6-5-2 false false true true true
FR france France One of the world's longest compulsory education at 13 years, starting at age 3. 13 16 3 3-5-4-3 false true true true true
DE germany Germany 9 or 10 years of compulsory education by state. Vocational school attendance required. 10 16 6 4-6 false true true true 州による。職業学校就学義務あり true
NL netherlands Netherlands Up to 13 years of compulsory education until basic qualification is obtained. 13 18 5 8-4-4 false true true true 基礎資格取得まで true
FI finland Finland 9 years of basic education. Free from pre-school through graduate school. 9 16 7 6-3 false true true true true
KR south-korea South Korea Similar to Japan's 6-3-3-4 system. 9 years of compulsory education. 9 15 6 6-3-3 true true true true
CN china China 9 years of compulsory education. 6-3-3 system is common. 9 15 6 6-3-3 true true true true
RU russia Russia 11 years of compulsory education. Three stages: primary, basic, and secondary. 11 18 7 4-5-2 false true true true
AU australia Australia Varies by state, but typically 11 years of compulsory education. 11 17 5 7-4-2 false false true true 州による true
CA canada Canada Varies by province, but typically 12 years. 12 18 6 6-3-3 true true true true 州による。ケベックは11年 true
SE sweden Sweden 9 years of compulsory education from age 7 to 16. 9 16 7 9 false false true true true
IT italy Italy 10 years of compulsory education from age 6 to 16. 10 16 6 5-3-2 false true true true
ES spain Spain 10 years of compulsory education from age 6 to 16. 10 16 6 6-4 false true true true
BR brazil Brazil 14 years of compulsory education from age 4 to 17. 14 17 4 2-9-3 false true true true
IN india India 8 years of compulsory education from age 6 to 14. 8 14 6 5-3 true true true true true
SG singapore Singapore 6 years of compulsory education covering only primary school. 6 12 6 6 true true true true
ID indonesia Indonesia 12 years of compulsory education from age 7 to 18. 12 18 7 6-3-3 true true true true true