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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
DEFINITION
Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Education Statistics > Outcomes > Primary education, duration > years (2008) by country
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2009
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Ireland :
8
2008
Education in Ireland
# 2
Guam :
8
2008
Education in Guam
# 3
Puerto Rico :
8
2008
Education in Puerto Rico
# 4
Swaziland :
7
2008
Education in Swaziland
# 5
Zimbabwe :
7
2008
Education in Zimbabwe
# 6
Mozambique :
7
2008
Education in Mozambique
# 7
Zambia :
7
2008
Education in Zambia
# 8
Dominica :
7
2008
Education in Dominica
# 9
Australia :
7
2008
Education in Australia
# 10
Antigua and Barbuda :
7
2008
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 11
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
7
2008
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 12
South Africa :
7
2008
Education in South Africa
# 13
Tanzania :
7
2008
Education in Tanzania
# 14
Uganda :
7
2008
Education in Uganda
# 15
Iceland :
7
2008
Education in Iceland
# 16
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
7
2008
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 17
Namibia :
7
2008
Education in Namibia
# 18
Norway :
7
2008
Education in Norway
# 19
Botswana :
7
2008
Education in Botswana
# 20
Grenada :
7
2008
Education in Grenada
# 21
Lesotho :
7
2008
Education in Lesotho
# 22
Bhutan :
7
2008
Education in Bhutan
# 23
Maldives :
7
2008
Education in Maldives
# 24
Trinidad and Tobago :
7
2008
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 25
Saint Lucia :
7
2008
Education in Saint Lucia
# 26
Bermuda :
6
2008
Education in Bermuda
# 27
Belize :
6
2008
Education in Belize
# 28
Bolivia :
6
2008
Education in Bolivia
# 29
Venezuela :
6
2008
Education in Venezuela
# 30
Samoa :
6
2008
Education in Samoa
# 31
Burundi :
6
2008
Education in Burundi
# 32
Vanuatu :
6
2008
Education in Vanuatu
# 33
Barbados :
6
2008
Education in Barbados
# 34
Brunei :
6
2008
Education in Brunei
# 35
Algeria :
6
2008
Education in Algeria
# 36
Virgin Islands :
6
2008
Education in Virgin Islands
# 37
Netherlands Antilles :
6
2008
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 38
Finland :
6
2008
Education in Finland
# 39
Bahamas, The :
6
2008
Education in Bahamas, The
# 40
Gabon :
6
2008
Education in Gabon
# 41
Bahrain :
6
2008
Education in Bahrain
# 42
Gambia, The :
6
2008
Education in Gambia, The
# 43
Guatemala :
6
2008
Education in Guatemala
# 44
United States :
6
2008
Education in United States
# 45
Central African Republic :
6
2008
Education in Central African Republic
# 46
Guyana :
6
2008
Education in Guyana
# 47
Canada :
6
2008
Education in Canada
# 48
Uruguay :
6
2008
Education in Uruguay
# 49
Switzerland :
6
2008
Education in Switzerland
# 50
Burkina Faso :
6
2008
Education in Burkina Faso
# 51
Chile :
6
2008
Education in Chile
# 52
Dominican Republic :
6
2008
Education in Dominican Republic
# 53
Spain :
6
2008
Education in Spain
# 54
Ecuador :
6
2008
Education in Ecuador
# 55
Ethiopia :
6
2008
Education in Ethiopia
# 56
Côte d'Ivoire :
6
2008
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 57
Estonia :
6
2008
Education in Estonia
# 58
Cameroon :
6
2008
Education in Cameroon
# 59
Congo, Republic of the :
6
2008
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 60
Fiji :
6
2008
Education in Fiji
# 61
Georgia :
6
2008
Education in Georgia
# 62
Gibraltar :
6
2008
Education in Gibraltar
# 63
United Kingdom :
6
2008
Education in United Kingdom
# 64
Comoros :
6
2008
Education in Comoros
# 65
Ghana :
6
2008
Education in Ghana
# 66
Cape Verde :
6
2008
Education in Cape Verde
# 67
Guinea :
6
2008
Education in Guinea
# 68
Costa Rica :
6
2008
Education in Costa Rica
# 69
Guinea-Bissau :
6
2008
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 70
Cuba :
6
2008
Education in Cuba
# 71
Greece :
6
2008
Education in Greece
# 72
Cayman Islands :
6
2008
Education in Cayman Islands
# 73
Cyprus :
6
2008
Education in Cyprus
# 74
Angola :
6
2008
Education in Angola
# 75
Cambodia :
6
2008
Education in Cambodia
# 76
Honduras :
6
2008
Education in Honduras
# 77
Jordan :
6
2008
Education in Jordan
# 78
Haiti :
6
2008
Education in Haiti
# 79
Afghanistan :
6
2008
Education in Afghanistan
# 80
Indonesia :
6
2008
Education in Indonesia
# 81
Belgium :
6
2008
Education in Belgium
# 82
Benin :
6
2008
Education in Benin
# 83
Turks and Caicos Islands :
6
2008
Education in Turks and Caicos Islands
# 84
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
6
2008
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 85
Israel :
6
2008
Education in Israel
# 86
American Samoa :
6
2008
Education in American Samoa
# 87
Jamaica :
6
2008
Education in Jamaica
# 88
Djibouti :
6
2008
Education in Djibouti
# 89
Japan :
6
2008
Education in Japan
# 90
Argentina :
6
2008
Education in Argentina
# 91
Kenya :
6
2008
Education in Kenya
# 92
Denmark :
6
2008
Education in Denmark
# 93
Iraq :
6
2008
Education in Iraq
# 94
Netherlands :
6
2008
Education in Netherlands
# 95
Kiribati :
6
2008
Education in Kiribati
# 96
Lebanon :
6
2008
Education in Lebanon
# 97
Libya :
6
2008
Education in Libya
# 98
Aruba :
6
2008
Education in Aruba
# 99
Liberia :
6
2008
Education in Liberia
# 100
Chad :
6
2008
Education in Chad
# 101
Sweden :
6
2008
Education in Sweden
# 102
Slovenia :
6
2008
Education in Slovenia
# 103
Togo :
6
2008
Education in Togo
# 104
Luxembourg :
6
2008
Education in Luxembourg
# 105
Morocco :
6
2008
Education in Morocco
# 106
Tuvalu :
6
2008
Education in Tuvalu
# 107
Latvia :
6
2008
Education in Latvia
# 108
Suriname :
6
2008
Education in Suriname
# 109
Tunisia :
6
2008
Education in Tunisia
# 110
Oman :
6
2008
Education in Oman
# 111
São Tomé and Príncipe :
6
2008
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 112
Marshall Islands :
6
2008
Education in Marshall Islands
# 113
Mexico :
6
2008
Education in Mexico
# 114
Thailand :
6
2008
Education in Thailand
# 115
Malta :
6
2008
Education in Malta
# 116
Mali :
6
2008
Education in Mali
# 117
Panama :
6
2008
Education in Panama
# 118
Peru :
6
2008
Education in Peru
# 119
Philippines :
6
2008
Education in Philippines
# 120
Mauritius :
6
2008
Education in Mauritius
# 121
Malaysia :
6
2008
Education in Malaysia
# 122
Mauritania :
6
2008
Education in Mauritania
# 123
Malawi :
6
2008
Education in Malawi
# 124
Sierra Leone :
6
2008
Education in Sierra Leone
# 125
Somalia :
6
2008
Education in Somalia
# 126
Nigeria :
6
2008
Education in Nigeria
# 127
Seychelles :
6
2008
Education in Seychelles
# 128
Niger :
6
2008
Education in Niger
# 129
Nicaragua :
6
2008
Education in Nicaragua
# 130
Singapore :
6
2008
Education in Singapore
# 131
Papua New Guinea :
6
2008
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 132
New Zealand :
6
2008
Education in New Zealand
# 133
Poland :
6
2008
Education in Poland
# 134
Sudan :
6
2008
Education in Sudan
# 135
Senegal :
6
2008
Education in Senegal
# 136
Solomon Islands :
6
2008
Education in Solomon Islands
# 137
El Salvador :
6
2008
Education in El Salvador
# 138
Saudi Arabia :
6
2008
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 139
Portugal :
6
2008
Education in Portugal
# 140
Paraguay :
6
2008
Education in Paraguay
# 141
East Timor :
6
2008
Education in East Timor
# 142
Tonga :
6
2008
Education in Tonga
# 143
Rwanda :
6
2008
Education in Rwanda
# 144
Qatar :
6
2008
Education in Qatar
# 145
France :
5
2008
Education in France
# 146
New Caledonia :
5
2008
Education in New Caledonia
# 147
Madagascar :
5
2008
Education in Madagascar
# 148
Equatorial Guinea :
5
2008
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 149
Sri Lanka :
5
2008
Education in Sri Lanka
# 150
Bangladesh :
5
2008
Education in Bangladesh
# 151
Colombia :
5
2008
Education in Colombia
# 152
Palau :
5
2008
Education in Palau
# 153
Eritrea :
5
2008
Education in Eritrea
# 154
Burma :
5
2008
Education in Burma
# 155
Czech Republic :
5
2008
Education in Czech Republic
# 156
San Marino :
5
2008
Education in San Marino
# 157
Mongolia :
5
2008
Education in Mongolia
# 158
Monaco :
5
2008
Education in Monaco
# 159
Pakistan :
5
2008
Education in Pakistan
# 160
Liechtenstein :
5
2008
Education in Liechtenstein
# 161
India :
5
2008
Education in India
# 162
Kuwait :
5
2008
Education in Kuwait
# 163
Nepal :
5
2008
Education in Nepal
# 164
United Arab Emirates :
5
2008
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 165
Italy :
5
2008
Education in Italy
# 166
China :
5
2008
Education in China
# 167
Laos :
5
2008
Education in Laos
# 168
Vietnam :
5
2008
Education in Vietnam
# 169
Turkey :
5
2008
Education in Turkey
# 170
Slovakia :
4
2008
Education in Slovakia
# 171
Uzbekistan :
4
2008
Education in Uzbekistan
# 172
Serbia and Montenegro :
4
2008
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 173
Tajikistan :
4
2008
Education in Tajikistan
# 174
Hungary :
4
2008
Education in Hungary
# 175
Lithuania :
4
2008
Education in Lithuania
# 176
Brazil :
4
2008
Education in Brazil
# 177
Kazakhstan :
4
2008
Education in Kazakhstan
# 178
Russia :
4
2008
Education in Russia
# 179
Kyrgyzstan :
4
2008
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 180
Romania :
4
2008
Education in Romania
# 181
Syria :
4
2008
Education in Syria
# 182
Macedonia, Republic of :
4
2008
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 183
Croatia :
4
2008
Education in Croatia
# 184
Moldova :
4
2008
Education in Moldova
# 185
Germany :
4
2008
Education in Germany
# 186
Ukraine :
4
2008
Education in Ukraine
# 187
Bulgaria :
4
2008
Education in Bulgaria
# 188
Belarus :
4
2008
Education in Belarus
# 189
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
4
2008
Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 190
Azerbaijan :
4
2008
Education in Azerbaijan
# 191
Austria :
4
2008
Education in Austria
# 192
Albania :
4
2008
Education in Albania
# 193
Turkmenistan :
3
2008
Education in Turkmenistan
# 194
Armenia :
3
2008
Education in Armenia
Weighted average:
5.7
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
6
DEFINITION: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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