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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 (1999) by country
Showing values for 1999.
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Ireland :
8 years
1999
Education in Ireland
# 2
Iceland :
7 years
1999
Education in Iceland
# 3
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
7 years
1999
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 4
Maldives :
7 years
1999
Education in Maldives
# 5
Saint Lucia :
7 years
1999
Education in Saint Lucia
# 6
Antigua and Barbuda :
7 years
1999
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
7 years
1999
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 8
Zimbabwe :
7 years
1999
Education in Zimbabwe
# 9
Namibia :
7 years
1999
Education in Namibia
# 10
Australia :
7 years
1999
Education in Australia
# 11
Mozambique :
7 years
1999
Education in Mozambique
# 12
Norway :
7 years
1999
Education in Norway
# 13
Dominica :
7 years
1999
Education in Dominica
# 14
Uganda :
7 years
1999
Education in Uganda
# 15
South Africa :
7 years
1999
Education in South Africa
# 16
Botswana :
7 years
1999
Education in Botswana
# 17
Grenada :
7 years
1999
Education in Grenada
# 18
Trinidad and Tobago :
7 years
1999
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 19
Swaziland :
7 years
1999
Education in Swaziland
# 20
Zambia :
7 years
1999
Education in Zambia
# 21
Tanzania :
7 years
1999
Education in Tanzania
# 22
Bhutan :
7 years
1999
Education in Bhutan
# 23
Somalia :
7 years
1999
Education in Somalia
# 24
Lesotho :
7 years
1999
Education in Lesotho
# 25
Bermuda :
6 years
1999
Education in Bermuda
# 26
Bolivia :
6 years
1999
Education in Bolivia
# 27
Belize :
6 years
1999
Education in Belize
# 28
Benin :
6 years
1999
Education in Benin
# 29
East Timor :
6 years
1999
Education in East Timor
# 30
Kenya :
6 years
1999
Education in Kenya
# 31
Virgin Islands :
6 years
1999
Education in Virgin Islands
# 32
Belgium :
6 years
1999
Education in Belgium
# 33
United Arab Emirates :
6 years
1999
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 34
United States :
6 years
1999
Education in United States
# 35
Barbados :
6 years
1999
Education in Barbados
# 36
Gabon :
6 years
1999
Education in Gabon
# 37
Bahrain :
6 years
1999
Education in Bahrain
# 38
Ghana :
6 years
1999
Education in Ghana
# 39
Uruguay :
6 years
1999
Education in Uruguay
# 40
Guinea-Bissau :
6 years
1999
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 41
Brunei :
6 years
1999
Education in Brunei
# 42
Hong Kong :
6 years
1999
Education in Hong Kong
# 43
Jamaica :
6 years
1999
Education in Jamaica
# 44
Vanuatu :
6 years
1999
Education in Vanuatu
# 45
Yemen :
6 years
1999
Education in Yemen
# 46
Burkina Faso :
6 years
1999
Education in Burkina Faso
# 47
Jordan :
6 years
1999
Education in Jordan
# 48
Denmark :
6 years
1999
Education in Denmark
# 49
Venezuela :
6 years
1999
Education in Venezuela
# 50
Bahamas, The :
6 years
1999
Education in Bahamas, The
# 51
United Kingdom :
6 years
1999
Education in United Kingdom
# 52
Argentina :
6 years
1999
Education in Argentina
# 53
Djibouti :
6 years
1999
Education in Djibouti
# 54
Aruba :
6 years
1999
Education in Aruba
# 55
Dominican Republic :
6 years
1999
Education in Dominican Republic
# 56
Fiji :
6 years
1999
Education in Fiji
# 57
Ecuador :
6 years
1999
Education in Ecuador
# 58
Burundi :
6 years
1999
Education in Burundi
# 59
El Salvador :
6 years
1999
Education in El Salvador
# 60
Estonia :
6 years
1999
Education in Estonia
# 61
Cambodia :
6 years
1999
Education in Cambodia
# 62
Cameroon :
6 years
1999
Education in Cameroon
# 63
Tunisia :
6 years
1999
Education in Tunisia
# 64
Canada :
6 years
1999
Education in Canada
# 65
Finland :
6 years
1999
Education in Finland
# 66
Cape Verde :
6 years
1999
Education in Cape Verde
# 67
Cayman Islands :
6 years
1999
Education in Cayman Islands
# 68
Gambia, The :
6 years
1999
Education in Gambia, The
# 69
Central African Republic :
6 years
1999
Education in Central African Republic
# 70
Tonga :
6 years
1999
Education in Tonga
# 71
Guatemala :
6 years
1999
Education in Guatemala
# 72
Greece :
6 years
1999
Education in Greece
# 73
Chad :
6 years
1999
Education in Chad
# 74
Chile :
6 years
1999
Education in Chile
# 75
Guinea :
6 years
1999
Education in Guinea
# 76
Haiti :
6 years
1999
Education in Haiti
# 77
Guyana :
6 years
1999
Education in Guyana
# 78
Algeria :
6 years
1999
Education in Algeria
# 79
Honduras :
6 years
1999
Education in Honduras
# 80
Andorra :
6 years
1999
Education in Andorra
# 81
Togo :
6 years
1999
Education in Togo
# 82
American Samoa :
6 years
1999
Education in American Samoa
# 83
Comoros :
6 years
1999
Education in Comoros
# 84
Indonesia :
6 years
1999
Education in Indonesia
# 85
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
6 years
1999
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 86
Iraq :
6 years
1999
Education in Iraq
# 87
Congo, Republic of the :
6 years
1999
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 88
Israel :
6 years
1999
Education in Israel
# 89
Costa Rica :
6 years
1999
Education in Costa Rica
# 90
Côte d'Ivoire :
6 years
1999
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 91
Japan :
6 years
1999
Education in Japan
# 92
Turkey :
6 years
1999
Education in Turkey
# 93
Thailand :
6 years
1999
Education in Thailand
# 94
Cuba :
6 years
1999
Education in Cuba
# 95
Kiribati :
6 years
1999
Education in Kiribati
# 96
Afghanistan :
6 years
1999
Education in Afghanistan
# 97
Korea, South :
6 years
1999
Education in Korea, South
# 98
Cyprus :
6 years
1999
Education in Cyprus
# 99
Solomon Islands :
6 years
1999
Education in Solomon Islands
# 100
Syria :
6 years
1999
Education in Syria
# 101
New Zealand :
6 years
1999
Education in New Zealand
# 102
Nicaragua :
6 years
1999
Education in Nicaragua
# 103
Libya :
6 years
1999
Education in Libya
# 104
Liberia :
6 years
1999
Education in Liberia
# 105
Singapore :
6 years
1999
Education in Singapore
# 106
Luxembourg :
6 years
1999
Education in Luxembourg
# 107
Sweden :
6 years
1999
Education in Sweden
# 108
Switzerland :
6 years
1999
Education in Switzerland
# 109
Macau :
6 years
1999
Education in Macau
# 110
Sierra Leone :
6 years
1999
Education in Sierra Leone
# 111
Malaysia :
6 years
1999
Education in Malaysia
# 112
Malawi :
6 years
1999
Education in Malawi
# 113
Nigeria :
6 years
1999
Education in Nigeria
# 114
Micronesia, Federated States of :
6 years
1999
Education in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 115
Mali :
6 years
1999
Education in Mali
# 116
Mauritius :
6 years
1999
Education in Mauritius
# 117
Malta :
6 years
1999
Education in Malta
# 118
Mauritania :
6 years
1999
Education in Mauritania
# 119
Marshall Islands :
6 years
1999
Education in Marshall Islands
# 120
Mexico :
6 years
1999
Education in Mexico
# 121
Saudi Arabia :
6 years
1999
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 122
Oman :
6 years
1999
Education in Oman
# 123
Morocco :
6 years
1999
Education in Morocco
# 124
Suriname :
6 years
1999
Education in Suriname
# 125
Senegal :
6 years
1999
Education in Senegal
# 126
Samoa :
6 years
1999
Education in Samoa
# 127
Sudan :
6 years
1999
Education in Sudan
# 128
Rwanda :
6 years
1999
Education in Rwanda
# 129
Netherlands :
6 years
1999
Education in Netherlands
# 130
Niger :
6 years
1999
Education in Niger
# 131
Netherlands Antilles :
6 years
1999
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 132
Seychelles :
6 years
1999
Education in Seychelles
# 133
Spain :
6 years
1999
Education in Spain
# 134
São Tomé and Príncipe :
6 years
1999
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 135
Qatar :
6 years
1999
Education in Qatar
# 136
Papua New Guinea :
6 years
1999
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 137
Paraguay :
6 years
1999
Education in Paraguay
# 138
Portugal :
6 years
1999
Education in Portugal
# 139
Panama :
6 years
1999
Education in Panama
# 140
Philippines :
6 years
1999
Education in Philippines
# 141
Poland :
6 years
1999
Education in Poland
# 142
Peru :
6 years
1999
Education in Peru
# 143
Nepal :
5 years
1999
Education in Nepal
# 144
France :
5 years
1999
Education in France
# 145
Equatorial Guinea :
5 years
1999
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 146
Monaco :
5 years
1999
Education in Monaco
# 147
Eritrea :
5 years
1999
Education in Eritrea
# 148
Czech Republic :
5 years
1999
Education in Czech Republic
# 149
China :
5 years
1999
Education in China
# 150
Colombia :
5 years
1999
Education in Colombia
# 151
Pakistan :
5 years
1999
Education in Pakistan
# 152
Burma :
5 years
1999
Education in Burma
# 153
Palau :
5 years
1999
Education in Palau
# 154
San Marino :
5 years
1999
Education in San Marino
# 155
Madagascar :
5 years
1999
Education in Madagascar
# 156
Iran :
5 years
1999
Education in Iran
# 157
Egypt :
5 years
1999
Education in Egypt
# 158
Liechtenstein :
5 years
1999
Education in Liechtenstein
# 159
Italy :
5 years
1999
Education in Italy
# 160
Laos :
5 years
1999
Education in Laos
# 161
Lebanon :
5 years
1999
Education in Lebanon
# 162
Bangladesh :
5 years
1999
Education in Bangladesh
# 163
India :
5 years
1999
Education in India
# 164
Vietnam :
5 years
1999
Education in Vietnam
# 165
Sri Lanka :
5 years
1999
Education in Sri Lanka
# 166
Slovakia :
4 years
1999
Education in Slovakia
# 167
Austria :
4 years
1999
Education in Austria
# 168
Serbia and Montenegro :
4 years
1999
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 169
Brazil :
4 years
1999
Education in Brazil
# 170
Georgia :
4 years
1999
Education in Georgia
# 171
Slovenia :
4 years
1999
Education in Slovenia
# 172
Romania :
4 years
1999
Education in Romania
# 173
Croatia :
4 years
1999
Education in Croatia
# 174
Mongolia :
4 years
1999
Education in Mongolia
# 175
Belarus :
4 years
1999
Education in Belarus
# 176
Moldova :
4 years
1999
Education in Moldova
# 177
Uzbekistan :
4 years
1999
Education in Uzbekistan
# 178
Macedonia, Republic of :
4 years
1999
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 179
Germany :
4 years
1999
Education in Germany
# 180
Lithuania :
4 years
1999
Education in Lithuania
# 181
Ethiopia :
4 years
1999
Education in Ethiopia
# 182
Latvia :
4 years
1999
Education in Latvia
# 183
Bulgaria :
4 years
1999
Education in Bulgaria
# 184
Tajikistan :
4 years
1999
Education in Tajikistan
# 185
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
4 years
1999
Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 186
Kuwait :
4 years
1999
Education in Kuwait
# 187
Azerbaijan :
4 years
1999
Education in Azerbaijan
# 188
Kazakhstan :
4 years
1999
Education in Kazakhstan
# 189
Angola :
4 years
1999
Education in Angola
# 190
Hungary :
4 years
1999
Education in Hungary
# 191
Albania :
4 years
1999
Education in Albania
# 192
Korea, North :
4 years
1999
Education in Korea, North
# 193
Kyrgyzstan :
4 years
1999
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 194
Russia :
3 years
1999
Education in Russia
# 195
Ukraine :
3 years
1999
Education in Ukraine
# 196
Turkmenistan :
3 years
1999
Education in Turkmenistan
# 197
Armenia :
3 years
1999
Education in Armenia
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
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2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1991
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"Primary education, duration > years (1999) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_pri_edu_dur_yea-education-primary-duration-years&date=1999
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