compulsory education

Meanings

nouncompulsory education (uncountable)

uncountableeducationA period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling as required by law.

Chinese Mandarin 義務教育 /义务教育

義務教育 /义务教育 (yìwù jiàoyù)period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Dutch leerplicht

leerplichtperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Finnish oppivelvollisuus

oppivelvollisuusperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

French obligation scolaire, enseignement obligatoire

obligation scolaireperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling
enseignement obligatoireperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

German Schulpflicht, Schulzwang

Schulpflichtperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling
Schulzwangperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Greek υποχρεωτική εκπαίδευση

υποχρεωτική εκπαίδευση (ypochreotikí ekpaídefsi)period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Japanese 義務教育

義務教育 (gimu kyōiku)period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Korean 의무교육

의무교육 (uimugyoyuk)period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Polish obowiązek szkolny

obowiązek szkolnyperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Portuguese ensino obrigatório

ensino obrigatórioperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Russian обяза́тельное образова́ние

обяза́тельное образова́ние (objazátelʹnoje obrazovánije)period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

Spanish enseñanza obligatoria

enseñanza obligatoriaperiod of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling

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Chicago

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