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Compulsory education
Period of education required for a person / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.