DEFINITION
Duration of primary
education is the number of grades (or years) in primary
education.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
|
= 1
|
Puerto Rico: |
8 |
|
|
= 1
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
8 |
|
|
= 3
|
Saint Lucia: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Antigua and Barbuda: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Australia: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
South Africa: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Botswana: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Tanzania: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Norway: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Swaziland: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Bhutan: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Dominica: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Grenada: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Somalia: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Iceland: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Kenya: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Uganda: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Lesotho: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Namibia: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Maldives: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Zambia: |
7 |
|
|
= 3
|
Zimbabwe: |
7 |
|
|
= 26
|
Macau: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Saudi Arabia: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
New Zealand: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Singapore: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Panama: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Syria: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Kiribati: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Tonga: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Mauritania: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Turkey: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Netherlands: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Uruguay: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Qatar: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Guinea: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Luxembourg: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Haiti: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Morocco: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Indonesia: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Oman: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Israel: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Vanuatu: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Iraq: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Netherlands Antilles: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Jamaica: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Peru: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Aruba: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Papua New Guinea: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Afghanistan: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Philippines: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Algeria: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Senegal: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Argentina: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Sudan: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Bahrain: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
United Arab Emirates: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Barbados: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Sao Tome and Principe: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Bermuda: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
United States: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Belgium: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Samoa: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Bahamas, The: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Guyana: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Belize: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Honduras: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Bolivia: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
India: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Benin: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Solomon Islands: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Japan: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Brunei: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Jordan: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Burundi: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Liberia: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Canada: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Libya: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Cambodia: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Mali: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Chad: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Mauritius: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
China: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Malta: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Chile: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Mexico: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Cameroon: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Niger: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Comoros: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Nigeria: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Costa Rica: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Suriname: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Central African Republic: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Nicaragua: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Cuba: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Paraguay: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Cape Verde: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Poland: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Cyprus: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Portugal: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Denmark: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Djibouti: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Marshall Islands: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Dominican Republic: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Rwanda: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Ecuador: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Seychelles: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Ireland: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Sierra Leone: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Estonia: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Spain: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
El Salvador: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Sweden: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Finland: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Switzerland: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Fiji: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Thailand: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Gambia, The: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Togo: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Gabon: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Tunisia: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Ghana: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
United Kingdom: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Greece: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Burkina Faso: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Guatemala: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Venezuela: |
6 |
|
|
= 26
|
Malaysia: |
6 |
|
|
= 134
|
New Caledonia: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Lebanon: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Burma: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
France: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Sri Lanka: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Monaco: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Colombia: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Pakistan: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Italy: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Eritrea: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Madagascar: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Czech Republic: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Mozambique: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
French Polynesia: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Nepal: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Vietnam: |
5 |
|
|
= 134
|
Bangladesh: |
5 |
|
|
= 152
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Georgia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Malawi: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Lithuania: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Russia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Moldova: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Tajikistan: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Kazakhstan: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Ukraine: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Ethiopia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Croatia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Germany: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Belarus: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Hungary: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Brazil: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Kuwait: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Bulgaria: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Latvia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Azerbaijan: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Slovakia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Albania: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Mongolia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Armenia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Romania: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Angola: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Slovenia: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Austria: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Turkmenistan: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
4 |
|
|
= 152
|
Uzbekistan: |
4 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
5.7 |
|
DEFINITION: Duration of primary
education is the number of grades (or years) in primary
education.