Primary education, duration > years (most recent) by country
Let me know when this page updates.
SEARCH ALL
FACTS & STATISTICS
Advanced view
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
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 > Primary education, duration > years (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
Select another time period:
Most recent
1991
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Ireland :
8 years
2005
Education in Ireland
= 2
Saint Lucia :
7 years
2005
Education in Saint Lucia
= 2
South Africa :
7 years
2005
Education in South Africa
= 2
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
7 years
2005
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
7 years
2005
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 2
Norway :
7 years
2005
Education in Norway
= 2
Antigua and Barbuda :
7 years
2005
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
= 2
Mozambique :
7 years
2005
Education in Mozambique
= 2
Tanzania :
7 years
2005
Education in Tanzania
= 2
Maldives :
7 years
2005
Education in Maldives
= 2
Swaziland :
7 years
2005
Education in Swaziland
= 2
Lesotho :
7 years
2005
Education in Lesotho
= 2
Australia :
7 years
2005
Education in Australia
= 2
Iceland :
7 years
2005
Education in Iceland
= 2
Somalia :
7 years
2005
Education in Somalia
= 2
Grenada :
7 years
2005
Education in Grenada
= 2
Trinidad and Tobago :
7 years
2005
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
= 2
Dominica :
7 years
2005
Education in Dominica
= 2
Uganda :
7 years
2005
Education in Uganda
= 2
Bhutan :
7 years
2005
Education in Bhutan
= 2
Namibia :
7 years
2005
Education in Namibia
= 2
Botswana :
7 years
2005
Education in Botswana
= 2
Zambia :
7 years
2005
Education in Zambia
= 2
Zimbabwe :
7 years
2005
Education in Zimbabwe
= 25
Ghana :
6 years
2005
Education in Ghana
= 25
Cuba :
6 years
2005
Education in Cuba
= 25
Burundi :
6 years
2005
Education in Burundi
= 25
Estonia :
6 years
2005
Education in Estonia
= 25
Bolivia :
6 years
2005
Education in Bolivia
= 25
Guyana :
6 years
2005
Education in Guyana
= 25
Bermuda :
6 years
2005
Education in Bermuda
= 25
Micronesia, Federated States of :
6 years
2005
Education in Micronesia, Federated States of
= 25
American Samoa :
6 years
2005
Education in American Samoa
= 25
Djibouti :
6 years
2005
Education in Djibouti
= 25
Aruba :
6 years
2005
Education in Aruba
= 25
Congo, Republic of the :
6 years
2005
Education in Congo, Republic of the
= 25
Sweden :
6 years
2005
Education in Sweden
= 25
Guatemala :
6 years
2005
Education in Guatemala
= 25
Togo :
6 years
2005
Education in Togo
= 25
Gabon :
6 years
2005
Education in Gabon
= 25
Turkey :
6 years
2005
Education in Turkey
= 25
Finland :
6 years
2005
Education in Finland
= 25
Uruguay :
6 years
2005
Education in Uruguay
= 25
Ecuador :
6 years
2005
Education in Ecuador
= 25
Yemen :
6 years
2005
Education in Yemen
= 25
Cyprus :
6 years
2005
Education in Cyprus
= 25
Hong Kong :
6 years
2005
Education in Hong Kong
= 25
Costa Rica :
6 years
2005
Education in Costa Rica
= 25
Sierra Leone :
6 years
2005
Education in Sierra Leone
= 25
Chile :
6 years
2005
Education in Chile
= 25
Senegal :
6 years
2005
Education in Senegal
= 25
Cambodia :
6 years
2005
Education in Cambodia
= 25
Seychelles :
6 years
2005
Education in Seychelles
= 25
Solomon Islands :
6 years
2005
Education in Solomon Islands
= 25
Saudi Arabia :
6 years
2005
Education in Saudi Arabia
= 25
Bahamas, The :
6 years
2005
Education in Bahamas, The
= 25
Rwanda :
6 years
2005
Education in Rwanda
= 25
Bahrain :
6 years
2005
Education in Bahrain
= 25
Philippines :
6 years
2005
Education in Philippines
= 25
Algeria :
6 years
2005
Education in Algeria
= 25
Marshall Islands :
6 years
2005
Education in Marshall Islands
= 25
Spain :
6 years
2005
Education in Spain
= 25
Qatar :
6 years
2005
Education in Qatar
= 25
Thailand :
6 years
2005
Education in Thailand
= 25
Guinea-Bissau :
6 years
2005
Education in Guinea-Bissau
= 25
Tunisia :
6 years
2005
Education in Tunisia
= 25
Papua New Guinea :
6 years
2005
Education in Papua New Guinea
= 25
United States :
6 years
2005
Education in United States
= 25
Portugal :
6 years
2005
Education in Portugal
= 25
Virgin Islands :
6 years
2005
Education in Virgin Islands
= 25
Panama :
6 years
2005
Education in Panama
= 25
Honduras :
6 years
2005
Education in Honduras
= 25
Poland :
6 years
2005
Education in Poland
= 25
Haiti :
6 years
2005
Education in Haiti
= 25
Peru :
6 years
2005
Education in Peru
= 25
Guinea :
6 years
2005
Education in Guinea
= 25
Paraguay :
6 years
2005
Education in Paraguay
= 25
Greece :
6 years
2005
Education in Greece
= 25
New Zealand :
6 years
2005
Education in New Zealand
= 25
Georgia :
6 years
2005
Education in Georgia
= 25
Nicaragua :
6 years
2005
Education in Nicaragua
= 25
Gambia, The :
6 years
2005
Education in Gambia, The
= 25
Netherlands Antilles :
6 years
2005
Education in Netherlands Antilles
= 25
Fiji :
6 years
2005
Education in Fiji
= 25
Suriname :
6 years
2005
Education in Suriname
= 25
El Salvador :
6 years
2005
Education in El Salvador
= 25
Netherlands :
6 years
2005
Education in Netherlands
= 25
Egypt :
6 years
2005
Education in Egypt
= 25
Nigeria :
6 years
2005
Education in Nigeria
= 25
Dominican Republic :
6 years
2005
Education in Dominican Republic
= 25
Vanuatu :
6 years
2005
Education in Vanuatu
= 25
Denmark :
6 years
2005
Education in Denmark
= 25
Niger :
6 years
2005
Education in Niger
= 25
Cape Verde :
6 years
2005
Education in Cape Verde
= 25
Malaysia :
6 years
2005
Education in Malaysia
= 25
Central African Republic :
6 years
2005
Education in Central African Republic
= 25
Mexico :
6 years
2005
Education in Mexico
= 25
Comoros :
6 years
2005
Education in Comoros
= 25
Oman :
6 years
2005
Education in Oman
= 25
Cayman Islands :
6 years
2005
Education in Cayman Islands
= 25
Malta :
6 years
2005
Education in Malta
= 25
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
6 years
2005
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
= 25
Mauritania :
6 years
2005
Education in Mauritania
= 25
Chad :
6 years
2005
Education in Chad
= 25
Mauritius :
6 years
2005
Education in Mauritius
= 25
Canada :
6 years
2005
Education in Canada
= 25
Morocco :
6 years
2005
Education in Morocco
= 25
Brunei :
6 years
2005
Education in Brunei
= 25
Mali :
6 years
2005
Education in Mali
= 25
Benin :
6 years
2005
Education in Benin
= 25
Malawi :
6 years
2005
Education in Malawi
= 25
Belize :
6 years
2005
Education in Belize
= 25
Macau :
6 years
2005
Education in Macau
= 25
Belgium :
6 years
2005
Education in Belgium
= 25
Libya :
6 years
2005
Education in Libya
= 25
Barbados :
6 years
2005
Education in Barbados
= 25
Luxembourg :
6 years
2005
Education in Luxembourg
= 25
Argentina :
6 years
2005
Education in Argentina
= 25
Liberia :
6 years
2005
Education in Liberia
= 25
Andorra :
6 years
2005
Education in Andorra
= 25
Lebanon :
6 years
2005
Education in Lebanon
= 25
Afghanistan :
6 years
2005
Education in Afghanistan
= 25
Korea, South :
6 years
2005
Education in Korea, South
= 25
Singapore :
6 years
2005
Education in Singapore
= 25
Kiribati :
6 years
2005
Education in Kiribati
= 25
Sudan :
6 years
2005
Education in Sudan
= 25
Kenya :
6 years
2005
Education in Kenya
= 25
Switzerland :
6 years
2005
Education in Switzerland
= 25
Jordan :
6 years
2005
Education in Jordan
= 25
Tonga :
6 years
2005
Education in Tonga
= 25
Jamaica :
6 years
2005
Education in Jamaica
= 25
São Tomé and Príncipe :
6 years
2005
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
= 25
Japan :
6 years
2005
Education in Japan
= 25
East Timor :
6 years
2005
Education in East Timor
= 25
Iraq :
6 years
2005
Education in Iraq
= 25
United Kingdom :
6 years
2005
Education in United Kingdom
= 25
Côte d'Ivoire :
6 years
2005
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
= 25
Burkina Faso :
6 years
2005
Education in Burkina Faso
= 25
Israel :
6 years
2005
Education in Israel
= 25
Venezuela :
6 years
2005
Education in Venezuela
= 25
Indonesia :
6 years
2005
Education in Indonesia
= 25
Samoa :
6 years
2005
Education in Samoa
= 25
Cameroon :
6 years
2005
Education in Cameroon
= 144
Equatorial Guinea :
5 years
2005
Education in Equatorial Guinea
= 144
Palau :
5 years
2005
Education in Palau
= 144
India :
5 years
2005
Education in India
= 144
Pakistan :
5 years
2005
Education in Pakistan
= 144
Burma :
5 years
2005
Education in Burma
= 144
Nepal :
5 years
2005
Education in Nepal
= 144
Czech Republic :
5 years
2005
Education in Czech Republic
= 144
Monaco :
5 years
2005
Education in Monaco
= 144
China :
5 years
2005
Education in China
= 144
Madagascar :
5 years
2005
Education in Madagascar
= 144
United Arab Emirates :
5 years
2005
Education in United Arab Emirates
= 144
Liechtenstein :
5 years
2005
Education in Liechtenstein
= 144
France :
5 years
2005
Education in France
= 144
Laos :
5 years
2005
Education in Laos
= 144
Eritrea :
5 years
2005
Education in Eritrea
= 144
Kuwait :
5 years
2005
Education in Kuwait
= 144
Colombia :
5 years
2005
Education in Colombia
= 144
Italy :
5 years
2005
Education in Italy
= 144
Sri Lanka :
5 years
2005
Education in Sri Lanka
= 144
Iran :
5 years
2005
Education in Iran
= 144
Bangladesh :
5 years
2005
Education in Bangladesh
= 144
Vietnam :
5 years
2005
Education in Vietnam
= 144
San Marino :
5 years
2005
Education in San Marino
= 167
Belarus :
4 years
2005
Education in Belarus
= 167
Serbia and Montenegro :
4 years
2005
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
= 167
Germany :
4 years
2005
Education in Germany
= 167
Macedonia, Republic of :
4 years
2005
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
= 167
Ukraine :
4 years
2005
Education in Ukraine
= 167
Albania :
4 years
2005
Education in Albania
= 167
Bulgaria :
4 years
2005
Education in Bulgaria
= 167
Hungary :
4 years
2005
Education in Hungary
= 167
Austria :
4 years
2005
Education in Austria
= 167
Moldova :
4 years
2005
Education in Moldova
= 167
Syria :
4 years
2005
Education in Syria
= 167
Slovakia :
4 years
2005
Education in Slovakia
= 167
Croatia :
4 years
2005
Education in Croatia
= 167
Lithuania :
4 years
2005
Education in Lithuania
= 167
Ethiopia :
4 years
2005
Education in Ethiopia
= 167
Latvia :
4 years
2005
Education in Latvia
= 167
Brazil :
4 years
2005
Education in Brazil
= 167
Kazakhstan :
4 years
2005
Education in Kazakhstan
= 167
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
4 years
2005
Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 167
Korea, North :
4 years
2005
Education in Korea, North
= 167
Angola :
4 years
2005
Education in Angola
= 167
Kyrgyzstan :
4 years
2005
Education in Kyrgyzstan
= 167
Azerbaijan :
4 years
2005
Education in Azerbaijan
= 167
Slovenia :
4 years
2005
Education in Slovenia
= 167
Tajikistan :
4 years
2005
Education in Tajikistan
= 167
Romania :
4 years
2005
Education in Romania
= 167
Uzbekistan :
4 years
2005
Education in Uzbekistan
= 167
Mongolia :
4 years
2005
Education in Mongolia
= 195
Russia :
3 years
2005
Education in Russia
= 195
Armenia :
3 years
2005
Education in Armenia
= 195
Turkmenistan :
3 years
2005
Education in Turkmenistan
Weighted average:
5.7 years
DEFINITION: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
See also
See this stat for year:
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1991
Related links:
CITATION
"Primary education, duration > years by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_pri_edu_dur_yea-education-primary-duration-years
Change citation style: APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT
TOP EDUCATION STATS