years (2005)

Finland
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)

France
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)

Gambia, The
total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2004)

Gaza Strip
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Georgia
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Germany
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Ghana
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2007)

Greece
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2006)

Grenada
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)

Guatemala
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2006)

Guinea
total: 8 years
male: 10 years
female: 7 years (2006)

Guinea-Bissau
total: 5 years
male: 7 years
female: 4 years (2001)

Guyana
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2005)

Honduras
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2004)

Hong Kong
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Hungary
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Iceland
total: 18 years
male: 17 years
female: 19 years (2006)

India
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 9 years (2005)

Indonesia
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2005)

Iran
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005)

Iraq
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2005)

Ireland
total: 18 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)

Israel
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Italy
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)

Jamaica
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003)

Japan
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2006)

Jordan
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Kazakhstan
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2007)

Kenya
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2004)

Kiribati
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)

Korea, South
total: 17 years
male: 18 years
female: 15 years (2007)

Kuwait
total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Kyrgyzstan
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Laos
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