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children 6-12 have to go to school in Nicaragua
School is mandatory for Dutch children up to the age of 16.
Education is mandatory until the age of sixteen. A school day is typically about seven hours long.
education is mandatory and free up to age 16 in Jamaica
you dont have to go to school
School attendance in Australia is mandatory from age six until age sixteen. There are thirty-seven state-funded universities in the country.
In Greece, school is mandatory up to age 15. Once a child reaches age 15, they can stop or they can opt to attend up to age 18.
age 6 preschool (mandatory) age 7 elementary school
Guatemala has a three tiered education system. Primary school begins at age 7 and lasts to age 13. This is the only tier that is mandatory. So when a child completes those 6 years, they do not have to keep attending school.
Starting at 5 years of age, citizen of the US is required to attend some form of education (home school, private school, public school) until they are 16 years of age.
It is mandatory for the children in Sweden to complete their education between age 7 and the year of the child's 16th birthday. the school year runs from Aug-June and they are granted winter holidays aswell.
A child cannot drop out at age 13! Pennsylvania has set a mandatory education age of 17. You must be at least that age in order to drop out of school. Please note that the unemployment rate for high school drop outs runs over 50% or higher in the current economy.