Education > 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 |
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1 | Ireland | 8 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Namibia | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Zambia | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Iceland | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Bhutan | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Grenada | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Uganda | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Mozambique | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | South Africa | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Somalia | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Saint Lucia | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Lesotho | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Botswana | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Zimbabwe | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Maldives | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Australia | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Norway | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Tanzania | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Dominica | 7 years | 2005 | ||
=2 | Swaziland | 7 years | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 6.22 years | 2005 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 6.11 years | 2005 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 6.09 years | 2005 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 6.07 years | 2005 | |||
=25 | Comoros | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Singapore | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Tunisia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Honduras | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Guyana | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Poland | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Malta | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Nicaragua | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Burundi | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Djibouti | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Egypt | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Uruguay | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Seychelles | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Switzerland | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Iraq | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Haiti | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Kiribati | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Belgium | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Chile | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Marshall Islands | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Algeria | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Dominican Republic | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Brunei | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Niger | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Japan | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Chad | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Mali | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Sweden | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | United States | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Cayman Islands | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Tonga | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Togo | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Cuba | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Benin | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Peru | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Bermuda | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Cyprus | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Solomon Islands | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Kenya | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Macau | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Jamaica | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Yemen | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | New Zealand | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Samoa | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Gabon | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Oman | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Spain | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | The Bahamas | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Guatemala | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Cape Verde | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Saudi Arabia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Ghana | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Bolivia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Argentina | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Aruba | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | The Gambia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Cambodia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Paraguay | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Greece | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | United Kingdom | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Mexico | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Mauritania | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Jordan | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Papua New Guinea | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Senegal | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Venezuela | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Israel | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Suriname | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Sudan | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Qatar | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Fiji | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Lebanon | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Bahrain | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Indonesia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Libya | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Finland | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Central African Republic | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Mauritius | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Portugal | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Malaysia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Barbados | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Guinea | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Panama | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Costa Rica | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Luxembourg | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | American Samoa | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Andorra | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Nigeria | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Ecuador | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | El Salvador | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Rwanda | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Netherlands Antilles | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Thailand | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Belize | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Hong Kong | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Sierra Leone | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Georgia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Denmark | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Philippines | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Morocco | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Estonia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Canada | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | East Timor | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Cameroon | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Burkina Faso | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Liberia | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Netherlands | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Congo, Republic of the | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | South Korea | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Turkey | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Afghanistan | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Vanuatu | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Malawi | 6 years | 2005 | ||
=25 | Virgin Islands | 6 years | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 6 years | 2005 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 5.98 years | 2005 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 5.95 years | 2005 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 5.9 years | 2005 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.84 years | 2005 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.81 years | 2005 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 5.77 years | 2005 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5.72 years | 2005 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 5.71 years | 2005 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 5.62 years | 2005 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 5.6 years | 2005 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 5.57 years | 2005 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 5.55 years | 2005 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 5.46 years | 2005 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 5.44 years | 2005 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 5.43 years | 2005 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 5.33 years | 2005 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 5.3 years | 2005 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 5.25 years | 2005 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 5.22 years | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 5.2 years | 2005 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 5.11 years | 2005 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 5.08 years | 2005 | |||
=144 | Monaco | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Madagascar | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | France | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Bangladesh | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Liechtenstein | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Palau | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Colombia | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Italy | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Nepal | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Pakistan | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | United Arab Emirates | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | India | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Czech Republic | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Eritrea | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | San Marino | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Laos | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | China | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Vietnam | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Iran | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Kuwait | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Burma | 5 years | 2005 | ||
=144 | Sri Lanka | 5 years | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.92 years | 2005 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 4.18 years | 2005 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.07 years | 2005 | |||
=167 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Ethiopia | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Tajikistan | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Slovakia | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Moldova | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Uzbekistan | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Hungary | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Syria | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Lithuania | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Slovenia | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Albania | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Azerbaijan | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Mongolia | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Ukraine | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Bulgaria | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Romania | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Angola | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Austria | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Latvia | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Brazil | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Belarus | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Croatia | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Germany | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Kazakhstan | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=167 | North Korea | 4 years | 2005 | ||
=194 | Turkmenistan | 3 years | 2005 | ||
=194 | Armenia | 3 years | 2005 | ||
=194 | Russia | 3 years | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Primary education > Duration > Years
- Somalia ranked first for primary education > duration > years amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Ireland ranked first for primary education > duration > years amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- South Africa ranked first for primary education > duration > years amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
- Australia ranked first for primary education > duration > years amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
- Russia has ranked last for primary education > duration > years since 1998.
- Saudi Arabia ranked third for primary education > duration > years amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Norway ranked second for primary education > duration > years amongst Europe in 2005.
- Lesotho ranked first for primary education > duration > years amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
- Antigua and Barbuda ranked first for primary education > duration > years amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
- United Kingdom ranked third for primary education > duration > years amongst European Union in 2005.