Education > Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Countries Compared

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

Is there a link between the length of the primary school year and the level of educational attainment? <p>Of the 25 countries with the highest average number of weeks of primary school instruction, there are eight â€“ New Zealand, Greece, Brazil, Switzerland, Finland, Iceland, Denmark and Germany â€“ that are also in the top 25 for students progressing to secondary level, all of which have progression rates in excess of 99 percent. Of these, Finland, New Zealand, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany are in the top 18 for the percentage of adults educated until the tertiary level. <p>The top four countries for percentage of adults with tertiary education â€“ Canada, United States, Ireland and Japan â€“ are not in the top 25 for hours of primary instruction. Japan is the only of the four in the top 25 for progression to secondary level.

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DEFINITION: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
=1	JordanJordan	44 weeks per year	2000
=1	IndonesiaIndonesia	44 weeks per year	2000
3	RussiaRussia	43 weeks per year	2000
=4	DenmarkDenmark	42 weeks per year	2000
=4	MexicoMexico	42 weeks per year	2000
=4	IndiaIndia	42 weeks per year	2000
7	MalaysiaMalaysia	41 weeks per year	2000
=8	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	40 weeks per year	2000
=8	AustraliaAustralia	40 weeks per year	2000
=8	ThailandThailand	40 weeks per year	2000
=8	PhilippinesPhilippines	40 weeks per year	2000
=8	BrazilBrazil	40 weeks per year	2000
=8	ChileChile	40 weeks per year	2000
=8	GreeceGreece	40 weeks per year	2000
=8	NetherlandsNetherlands	40 weeks per year	2000
=16	ZimbabweZimbabwe	39 weeks per year	2000
=16	GermanyGermany	39 weeks per year	2000
=16	New ZealandNew Zealand	39 weeks per year	2000
=19	FinlandFinland	38 weeks per year	2000
=19	AustriaAustria	38 weeks per year	2000
=19	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	38 weeks per year	2000
=19	ArgentinaArgentina	38 weeks per year	2000
=19	IcelandIceland	38 weeks per year	2000
=19	TurkeyTurkey	38 weeks per year	2000
=19	JamaicaJamaica	38 weeks per year	2000
=19	NorwayNorway	38 weeks per year	2000
=27	IrelandIreland	37 weeks per year	2000
=27	HungaryHungary	37 weeks per year	2000
=27	SpainSpain	37 weeks per year	2000
30	EgyptEgypt	36 weeks per year	2000
=31	JapanJapan	35 weeks per year	2000
=31	ParaguayParaguay	35 weeks per year	2000
=31	FranceFrance	35 weeks per year	2000
=34	PortugalPortugal	34 weeks per year	2000
=34	ItalyItaly	34 weeks per year	2000
36	TunisiaTunisia	33 weeks per year	2000

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