mandatory education
Legally required schooling
Mandatory education is the legal requirement that children attend school for a specified number of years, typically from around age five or six until the mid-teens.
The exact ages vary by jurisdiction.
Also called compulsory education or compulsory schooling: Mandatory education laws were established to ensure basic literacy.
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- compulsory attendanceRequired participation by rule
- schoolingFormal education received
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- truancy lawsStatutes mandating school presence
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