School Leaving Age - Leaving Age By Country

Leaving Age By Country

Some countries have different leaving or employment ages, but in certain countries like China and Japan, the average age at which people graduate is 15, depending upon part-time or full-time learning or employment.

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Color legend Ages legend
School leaving age higher 0 denotes education is not compulsory
Employment age higher 0 denotes no minimum employment age as children could be, in theory, employed from birth
Both ages synchronised denotes no information available
No information / No age set ? denotes the age set is unknown

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