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Educación obligatoria

Definición
Número de años o intervalo de edades en el que los niños están legalmente obligados a asistir a la escuela.
Fuente(s) de la definición
Instituto de Estadística de la UNESCO

Compulsory education

Definition
Number of years or age span during which children are legally obliged to attend school.
Source Definition
UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Enseignement obligatoire 

Définition
Nombre d’années ou limites d’âge pendant lesquels les enfants sont tenus, au regard de la loi, de bénéficier d’un enseignement en milieu scolaire.
Source de la définition
Institut de statistique de l'UNESCO

التعليم الإلزامي

التعريف
ويعني عدد السنوات التي يفترض لزاماً على الأطفال أن يتابعوا بها دراستهم.

Обязательное образование

Определение
Число лет или возрастной период, в течение которого дети обязаны посещать школу.

义务教育

定义
由法律规定的儿童必须接受教育的年数或年龄段。