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