Compulsory education

Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government. This education may take place at a registered school or at other places.

Compulsory school attendance or compulsory schooling means that parents are obliged to send their children to a state-approved school.^[1]

All countries except Bhutan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vatican City have compulsory education laws.