The rules for beginning school mean that a child reaches compulsory school age at the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday.

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New York is among the vast majority of states that don't make school attendance compulsory until the age of 6 or 7.

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However, with support from international organizations, the government set to restructure the education system by introducing laws such as free and compulsory education for children up to age 16, and increased the budgets for school system expansion, human resources development and adult non-formal education programmes.

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The United States differs from many other countries in that compulsory schooling ends at age 16, thus making it possible for many students to leave school before completing basic education as defined in United States.

UNESCO: II Part Analytic Section