In some countries there is a mandatory uniform at school. In most European countries, students and teachers wear "normal" clothes. Uniforms vary from a standard shirt to rigorous specifications of all components of clothing, especially at private schools.

Countries with mandatory school uniforms include India, Korea, Cuba and the United Kingdom. In some countries the type of uniform varies greatly between different institutions, but in the United Kingdom the majority of students under 16 years of age wear a formal jacket, tie and trousers for boys, and equally formal clothes for women.

This is also the case in the case of the Japanese school uniform.

In the case of uniforms worn by military or security personnel, there are generally several types:

The uniforms of these categories also include the signs of military hierarchical rank, through chevrons or genets.

Members of religious communities, whether consecrated or not, usually wear particular clothing that distinguishes them on a regular basis or during cultural or liturgical celebrations. In the Catholic Church each religious Order or Congregation wore a distinctive habit, although after the Second Vatican Council many of them stopped using traditional habits.

In some countries there is a mandatory uniform at school. In most European countries, students and teachers wear "normal" clothes. Uniforms vary from a standard shirt to rigorous specifications of all components of clothing, especially at private schools.

Countries with mandatory school uniforms include India, Korea, Cuba and the United Kingdom. In some countries the type of uniform varies greatly between different institutions, but in the United Kingdom the majority of students under 16 years of age wear a formal jacket, tie and trousers for boys, and equally formal clothes for women.

This is also the case in the case of the Japanese school uniform.

In the case of uniforms worn by military or security personnel, there are generally several types:

The uniforms of these categories also include the signs of military hierarchical rank, through chevrons or genets.

Members of religious communities, whether consecrated or not, usually wear particular clothing that distinguishes them on a regular basis or during cultural or liturgical celebrations. In the Catholic Church each religious Order or Congregation wore a distinctive habit, although after the Second Vatican Council many of them stopped using traditional habits.