Where is homeschooling legal?
How homeschooling is treated in 80 countries, from sources last checked September 2026. Choose a country for its classification, the source, and how its neighbours compare.
- Legal 34 countries (43%), including India, Indonesia, Brazil and Russia.
- Legal with conditions 18 countries (23%), including France, Poland, Canada and Peru.
- Illegal 26 countries (33%), including China, Turkey, Germany and Iran.
- Varies by region 2 countries (3%): United States and Belize.
Legal 34
- Albania
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Colombia
- El Salvador
- Finland
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Moldova
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Russia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Suriname
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
Legal with conditions 18
Illegal 26
Varies by region 2
- Belize
- United States
About this data
Compiled from Wikipedia: Homeschooling international status and statistics; sources last checked 17 September 2026. The full dataset is available as JSON.
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