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Afghanistantotal: 10 years

male: 13 years

female: 8 years (2018)
Albaniatotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2019)
Algeriatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2011)
Angolatotal: 10 years

male: 12 years

female: 7 years (2011)
Antigua and Barbudatotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2012)
Argentinatotal: 18 years

male: 16 years

female: 19 years (2017)
Armeniatotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)
Arubatotal: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2012)
Australiatotal: 21 years

male: 20 years

female: 21 years (2018)
Austriatotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Azerbaijantotal: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)
Bahraintotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2019)
Bangladeshtotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2018)
Barbadostotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 17 years (2011)
Belarustotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Belgiumtotal: 20 years

male: 19 years

female: 21 years (2018)
Belizetotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
Benintotal: 13 years

male: 14 years

female: 11 years (2016)
Bermudatotal: 13 years

male: 12 years

female: 14 years (2015)
Bhutantotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2014)
Botswanatotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2013)
Braziltotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2011)
British Virgin Islandstotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2018)
Bruneitotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Bulgariatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Burkina Fasototal: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 9 years (2019)
Burmatotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2018)
Burunditotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2018)
Cambodiatotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 10 years (2008)
Cameroontotal: 12 years

male: 13 years

female: 11 years (2016)
Canadatotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Central African Republictotal: 7 years

male: 8 years

female: 6 years (2012)
Chadtotal: 7 years

male: 9 years

female: 6 years (2015)
Chiletotal: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Chinatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2015)
Colombiatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Comorostotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2014)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 11 years

male: 10 years

female: 9 years (2013)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2012)
Cook Islandstotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 14 years (2012)
Costa Ricatotal: 16 years

male: 17 years

female: 17 years (2019)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 11 years

male: 10 years

female: 9 years (2017)
Croatiatotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Cubatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Curacaototal: 17 years

male: 18 years

female: 18 years (2013)
Cyprustotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Denmarktotal: 18 years

male: 19 years

female: 19 years (2018)
Djiboutitotal: 7 years

male: 7 years

female: 7 years (2011)
Dominican Republictotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2017)
Ecuadortotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2015)
Egypttotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2017)
El Salvadortotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2018)
Eritreatotal: 8 years

male: 8 years

female: 7 years (2015)
Estoniatotal: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Ethiopiatotal: 9 years

male: 8 years

female: 8 years (2012)
Finlandtotal: 19 years

male: 20 years

female: 20 years (2018)
Francetotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Gambia, Thetotal: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 9 years (2010)
Gaza Striptotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2013)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Georgiatotal: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2019)
Germanytotal: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Ghanatotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2019)
Greecetotal: 20 years

male: 20 years

female: 20 years (2018)
Grenadatotal: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)
Guatemalatotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2015)
Guineatotal: 9 years

male: 10 years

female: 8 years (2014)
Guyanatotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 12 years (2012)
Hondurastotal: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 11 years (2017)
Hong Kongtotal: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2019)
Hungarytotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Icelandtotal: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 20 years (2018)
Indiatotal: 12 years

male: 11 years

female: 12 years (2019)
Indonesiatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Irantotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2017)
Irelandtotal: 20 years

male: 19 years

female: 20 years (2018)
Israeltotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Italytotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Jamaicatotal: 12 years

male: 11 years

female: 13 years (2015)
Japantotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2016)
Jordantotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2012)
Kazakhstantotal: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2019)
Kenyatotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2009)
Kiribatitotal: 12 years

male: 11 years

female: 12 years (2008)
Korea, Northtotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2015)
Korea, Southtotal: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Kuwaittotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2015)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
Laostotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 10 years (2019)
Latviatotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Lebanontotal: 11 years

male: 12 years

female: 11 years (2014)
Lesothototal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2017)
Liechtensteintotal: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Lithuaniatotal: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Luxembourgtotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Macautotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2019)
Madagascartotal: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 10 years (2018)
Malawitotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2011)
Malaysiatotal: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2017)
Malitotal: 8 years

male: 8 years

female: 7 years (2017)
Maltatotal: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Marshall Islandstotal: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 10 years (2019)
Mauritaniatotal: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 10 years (2019)
Mauritiustotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2017)
Mexicototal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Moldovatotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 12 years (2019)
Mongoliatotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2015)
Montenegrototal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Montserrattotal: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Moroccototal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2019)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Mozambiquetotal: 10 years

male: 11 years

female: 10 years (2017)
Naurutotal: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 10 years (2008)
Nepaltotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
Netherlandstotal: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)
New Zealandtotal: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 20 years (2018)
Nigertotal: 6 years

male: 7 years

female: 6 years (2017)
Nigeriatotal: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 8 years (2011)
Norwaytotal: 18 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)
Omantotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Pakistantotal: 8 years

male: 9 years

female: 8 years (2018)
Palautotal: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2013)
Panamatotal: 13 years

male: 12 years

female: 14 years (2016)
Paraguaytotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2010)
Perutotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2017)
Philippinestotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 15 years (2017)
Polandtotal: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Portugaltotal: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Puerto Ricototal: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 18 years (2018)
Qatartotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 14 years (2019)
Romaniatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Russiatotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Rwandatotal: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 11 years (2019)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 18 years

male: 16 years

female: 19 years (2015)
Saint Luciatotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2015)
San Marinototal: 16 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2012)
Sao Tome and Principetotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2015)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2019)
Senegaltotal: 9 years

male: 8 years

female: 9 years (2019)
Serbiatotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Seychellestotal: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 16 years (2019)
Singaporetotal: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Sint Maartentotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2014)
Slovakiatotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Sloveniatotal: 18 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2018)
South Africatotal: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Spaintotal: 18 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2018)
Sri Lankatotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2018)
Sudantotal: 8 years

male: 8 years

female: 7 years (2015)
Swedentotal: 20 years

male: 19 years

female: 21 years (2018)
Switzerlandtotal: 16 years

male: 17 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Syriatotal: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 9 years (2013)
Tajikistantotal: 11 years

male: 12 years

female: 11 years (2013)
Tanzaniatotal: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 9 years (2019)
Thailandtotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2016)
Togototal: 13 years

male: 14 years

female: 12 years (2017)
Tunisiatotal: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2016)
Turkeytotal: 18 years

male: 19 years

female: 18 years (2018)
Turkmenistantotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
Turks and Caicos Islandstotal: 9 years

male: NA

female: NA (2015)
Ugandatotal: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 10 years (2011)
Ukrainetotal: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2014)
United Arab Emiratestotal: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2017)
United Kingdomtotal: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2018)
United Statestotal: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Uruguaytotal: 17 years

male: NA

female: NA (2017)
Uzbekistantotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 12 years (2019)
West Banktotal: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)

note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Worldtotal: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2019)
Yementotal: 9 years

male: 11 years

female: 8 years (2011)
Zimbabwetotal: 11 years

male: 12 years

female: 11 years (2013)

Source: CIA Factbook