# Compulsory Schooling
**Domain:** Education Policy / State Capacity
**Doc Type:** Institutional Form Node
**Maturity:** Developing
**Related:** [[Prussian Education System]], [[State Legibility]], [[Administrative Control Systems]], [[Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]]
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## Definition
A legal requirement that children participate in recognized education for specified ages or durations.
## Kybernetiks Context
In the article’s control-system reading, compulsory attendance closes the loop by ensuring the population enters the measurement and instructional system.
## Backlinks
[[Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]] · [[articles/Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks|Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]]