Education > Primary education, duration > Years: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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=1 | Ireland | 8 | 2012 | ||
=1 | Guam | 8 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Swaziland | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Dominica | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Tanzania | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Norway | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Australia | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Maldives | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Botswana | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Lesotho | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Saint Lucia | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | South Africa | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Mozambique | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Uganda | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Grenada | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Bhutan | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Iceland | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Zambia | 7 | 2012 | ||
=3 | Namibia | 7 | 2012 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 6.2 | 2012 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 6.13 | 2012 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 6.11 | 2012 | |||
=25 | Somalia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Peru | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Benin | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Cuba | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Togo | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Tonga | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Cayman Islands | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | United States | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Sweden | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Mali | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Chad | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Latvia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Japan | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Niger | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Brunei | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Marshall Islands | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Chile | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Belgium | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Kiribati | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Haiti | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Switzerland | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Seychelles | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Uruguay | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Egypt | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Burundi | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Malta | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Poland | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Guyana | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Honduras | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Tunisia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Singapore | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Comoros | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Aruba | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | The Gambia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Cambodia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Canada | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | East Timor | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Ethiopia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Cameroon | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Liberia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Netherlands | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | South Korea | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Afghanistan | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Malawi | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Republic of the Congo | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Bahrain | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Indonesia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Libya | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Finland | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Central African Republic | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Mauritius | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Portugal | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Malaysia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Barbados | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Guinea | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Panama | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Costa Rica | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | American Samoa | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Andorra | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Nigeria | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Ecuador | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | El Salvador | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Tuvalu | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Rwanda | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Thailand | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Belize | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Hong Kong | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Georgia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Denmark | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Philippines | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Morocco | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Estonia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Lebanon | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Fiji | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Qatar | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Sudan | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Suriname | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Israel | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Venezuela | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Senegal | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Jordan | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Mauritania | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Mexico | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | United Kingdom | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Greece | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Paraguay | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Argentina | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Bolivia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Ghana | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Cape Verde | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Slovenia | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Guatemala | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | The Bahamas | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Spain | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Oman | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Samoa | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | New Zealand | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Yemen | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | European Union | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Jamaica | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Macau | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Kenya | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Cyprus | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Bermuda | 6 | 2012 | ||
=25 | Angola | 6 | 2011 | ||
=25 | Iraq | 6 | 2010 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 6 | 2012 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 5.98 | 2012 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 5.98 | 2012 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5.95 | 2012 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 5.95 | 2012 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 5.89 | 2012 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.87 | 2012 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 5.81 | 2012 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 5.76 | 2012 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.73 | 2012 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 5.67 | 2012 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 5.65 | 2012 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 5.65 | 2012 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 5.6 | 2012 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 5.56 | 2012 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 5.49 | 2012 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 5.43 | 2012 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 5.39 | 2012 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 5.38 | 2012 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 5.37 | 2012 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 5.37 | 2012 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 5.28 | 2012 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 5.27 | 2012 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 5.27 | 2012 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 5.23 | 2012 | |||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 5.14 | 2012 | |||
=148 | Eritrea | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Algeria | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Djibouti | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Kuwait | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | New Caledonia | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Burma | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Iran | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Vietnam | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | China | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Laos | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Mongolia | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | San Marino | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | India | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Albania | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Gabon | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Pakistan | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Republic of Macedonia | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Nepal | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Italy | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Colombia | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Palau | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Liechtenstein | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Montenegro | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | France | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Turkey | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Madagascar | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Monaco | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2012 | ||
=148 | French Polynesia | 5 | 1998 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.92 | 2012 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 4.53 | 2012 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.33 | 2012 | |||
=181 | North Korea | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Germany | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Croatia | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Belarus | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Brazil | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Austria | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Romania | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Russia | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Ukraine | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Armenia | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Lithuania | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Serbia | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Syria | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Hungary | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Moldova | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Slovakia | 4 | 2012 | ||
=181 | Tajikistan | 4 | 2012 | ||
203 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2012 |