Question: how old do you have to be to quit school
Answer: # Country De jure Education / Employment gap Year Notes School leaving age Employment age Barbados 16 16 ? 1997 Belize 14 0 Canada 16 or 18 depending on province 16 2014 Costa Rica ? 15 Cuba 16 0 Dominica 16 12 - 4 2004 ? Dominican Republic 18 21 2007 ? Grenada 14 0 2009 Haiti ? 15 2002 Jamaica 14 12 - 2 2003 Mexico 15 0 2014 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16 0 1997 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ? 14 ? 2001 Trinidad and Tobago 12 0 United States 16 - 19 * 14 - 18 * The school leaving age varies from state to state with most having a leaving age of 16 or 17 , but a handful having a leaving age of above that number .