Education > Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Countries Compared
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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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Ireland | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =1 | Puerto Rico | 8 | 2008 | ||
| =1 | Guam | 8 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Swaziland | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Dominica | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Tanzania | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Norway | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Australia | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Maldives | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Botswana | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Lesotho | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Saint Lucia | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | South Africa | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Mozambique | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Uganda | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Grenada | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Bhutan | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Iceland | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Zambia | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =4 | Namibia | 7 | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 6.2 | 2009 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 6.11 | 2009 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 6.11 | 2009 | |||
| =26 | Niger | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Japan | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Latvia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Chad | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Sweden | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | United States | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Cayman Islands | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Tonga | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Togo | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Cuba | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Benin | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Peru | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Somalia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Bermuda | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Cyprus | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Kenya | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Jamaica | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | European Union | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | New Zealand | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Samoa | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Marshall Islands | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Chile | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Belgium | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Kiribati | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Haiti | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Iraq | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Switzerland | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Seychelles | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Uruguay | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Burundi | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Malta | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Poland | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Guyana | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Honduras | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Tunisia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Comoros | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Malawi | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Virgin Islands | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Indonesia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Libya | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Finland | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Central African Republic | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Mauritius | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Portugal | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Malaysia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Barbados | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Guinea | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Panama | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Costa Rica | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | American Samoa | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Nigeria | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | El Salvador | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Rwanda | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Netherlands Antilles | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Thailand | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Belize | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Georgia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Denmark | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Philippines | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Morocco | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Algeria | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Estonia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Fiji | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Qatar | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Sudan | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Suriname | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Israel | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Venezuela | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Senegal | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Jordan | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Mauritania | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Syria | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Mexico | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | United Kingdom | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Greece | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Paraguay | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Gabon | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Oman | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Cambodia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | The Gambia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Aruba | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Argentina | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Bolivia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Ghana | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Cape Verde | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Guatemala | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | The Bahamas | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Spain | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Canada | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | East Timor | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Ethiopia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Liberia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Netherlands | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Congo, Republic of the | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Turkey | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Afghanistan | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Bahrain | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Singapore | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Brunei | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Mali | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Cameroon | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Lebanon | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Tuvalu | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Ecuador | 6 | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Gibraltar | 6 | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 6 | 2009 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 6 | 2009 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 6 | 2008 | |||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 6 | 2008 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 5.95 | 2008 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 5.89 | 2009 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.84 | 2008 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.83 | 2009 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 5.81 | 2008 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 5.79 | 2009 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5.73 | 2008 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 5.61 | 2009 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 5.61 | 2009 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 5.6 | 2009 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 5.5 | 2009 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 5.49 | 2009 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 5.43 | 2009 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 5.42 | 2009 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 5.36 | 2009 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 5.33 | 2009 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 5.32 | 2009 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 5.3 | 2009 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 5.28 | 2009 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 5.16 | 2009 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 5.16 | 2009 | |||
| =145 | Italy | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Nepal | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Slovenia | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Pakistan | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | India | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Colombia | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Eritrea | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | San Marino | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Liechtenstein | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Laos | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | China | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Vietnam | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Djibouti | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Burma | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Palau | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Monaco | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | France | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Madagascar | 5 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | New Caledonia | 5 | 2008 | ||
| =145 | French Polynesia | 5 | 1997 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.92 | 2009 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 4.24 | 2009 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.2 | 2009 | |||
| =170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Tajikistan | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Slovakia | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Moldova | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Hungary | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Lithuania | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Albania | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Mongolia | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Ukraine | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Romania | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Angola | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Austria | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Brazil | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Belarus | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Croatia | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Kuwait | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Germany | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =170 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | 2008 | ||
| =193 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =193 | Armenia | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =193 | Russia | 3 | 2009 |