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Education > Duration of education > Primary level: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
=1 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 8 1995
=1 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 8 1995
=3 SwazilandSwaziland 7 2002
=3 DominicaDominica 7 2002
=3 TanzaniaTanzania 7 2002
=3 NorwayNorway 7 2002
=3 AustraliaAustralia 7 2002
=3 MaldivesMaldives 7 2002
=3 ZimbabweZimbabwe 7 2002
=3 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7 2002
=3 BotswanaBotswana 7 2002
=3 LesothoLesotho 7 2002
=3 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 7 2002
=3 KenyaKenya 7 2002
=3 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 7 2002
=3 SomaliaSomalia 7 2002
=3 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 7 2002
=3 South AfricaSouth Africa 7 2002
=3 UgandaUganda 7 2002
=3 GrenadaGrenada 7 2002
=3 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 7 2002
=3 BhutanBhutan 7 2002
=3 IcelandIceland 7 2002
=3 ZambiaZambia 7 2002
=3 NamibiaNamibia 7 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.23 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 6.11 2002
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 6.08 2002
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 6.02 2002
=26 CanadaCanada 6 2002
=26 CameroonCameroon 6 2002
=26 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 6 2002
=26 LiberiaLiberia 6 2002
=26 NetherlandsNetherlands 6 2002
=26 TurkeyTurkey 6 2002
=26 AfghanistanAfghanistan 6 2002
=26 VanuatuVanuatu 6 2002
=26 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 6 2002
=26 BahrainBahrain 6 2002
=26 IndonesiaIndonesia 6 2002
=26 LibyaLibya 6 2002
=26 FinlandFinland 6 2002
=26 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 6 2002
=26 MauritiusMauritius 6 2002
=26 PortugalPortugal 6 2002
=26 MalaysiaMalaysia 6 2002
=26 BarbadosBarbados 6 2002
=26 GuineaGuinea 6 2002
=26 PanamaPanama 6 2002
=26 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6 2002
=26 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6 2002
=26 IrelandIreland 6 2002
=26 NigeriaNigeria 6 2002
=26 EcuadorEcuador 6 2002
=26 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6 2002
=26 RwandaRwanda 6 2002
=26 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 6 2002
=26 ThailandThailand 6 2002
=26 BelizeBelize 6 2002
=26 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6 2002
=26 DenmarkDenmark 6 2002
=26 PhilippinesPhilippines 6 2002
=26 MoroccoMorocco 6 2002
=26 EstoniaEstonia 6 2002
=26 FijiFiji 6 2002
=26 QatarQatar 6 2002
=26 SudanSudan 6 2002
=26 SurinameSuriname 6 2002
=26 IsraelIsrael 6 2002
=26 VenezuelaVenezuela 6 2002
=26 SenegalSenegal 6 2002
=26 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 6 2002
=26 JordanJordan 6 2002
=26 MauritaniaMauritania 6 2002
=26 SyriaSyria 6 2002
=26 MexicoMexico 6 2002
=26 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6 2002
=26 GreeceGreece 6 2002
=26 ParaguayParaguay 6 2002
=26 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 6 2002
=26 CambodiaCambodia 6 2002
=26 The GambiaThe Gambia 6 2002
=26 ArubaAruba 6 2002
=26 ArgentinaArgentina 6 2002
=26 BoliviaBolivia 6 2002
=26 GhanaGhana 6 2002
=26 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 6 2002
=26 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6 2002
=26 GuatemalaGuatemala 6 2002
=26 The BahamasThe Bahamas 6 2002
=26 SpainSpain 6 2002
=26 OmanOman 6 2002
=26 GabonGabon 6 2002
=26 SamoaSamoa 6 2002
=26 New ZealandNew Zealand 6 2002
=26 JamaicaJamaica 6 2002
=26 MacauMacau 6 2002
=26 United Arab EmiratesUAE 6 2002
=26 IndiaIndia 6 2002
=26 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6 2002
=26 CyprusCyprus 6 2002
=26 BermudaBermuda 6 2002
=26 PeruPeru 6 2002
=26 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6 2002
=26 BeninBenin 6 2002
=26 CubaCuba 6 2002
=26 TogoTogo 6 2002
=26 ChinaChina 6 2002
=26 TongaTonga 6 2002
=26 United StatesUnited States 6 2002
=26 SwedenSweden 6 2002
=26 MaliMali 6 2002
=26 ChadChad 6 2002
=26 JapanJapan 6 2002
=26 NigerNiger 6 2002
=26 BruneiBrunei 6 2002
=26 AlgeriaAlgeria 6 2002
=26 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 6 2002
=26 ChileChile 6 2002
=26 BelgiumBelgium 6 2002
=26 KiribatiKiribati 6 2002
=26 HaitiHaiti 6 2002
=26 IraqIraq 6 2002
=26 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6 2002
=26 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 6 2002
=26 SeychellesSeychelles 6 2002
=26 UruguayUruguay 6 2002
=26 DjiboutiDjibouti 6 2002
=26 BurundiBurundi 6 2002
=26 NicaraguaNicaragua 6 2002
=26 MaltaMalta 6 2002
=26 PolandPoland 6 2002
=26 GuyanaGuyana 6 2002
=26 HondurasHonduras 6 2002
=26 TunisiaTunisia 6 2002
=26 SingaporeSingapore 6 2002
=26 ComorosComoros 6 2002
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 5.96 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 5.9 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.88 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 5.83 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 5.8 2002
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 5.8 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 5.73 2002
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 5.6 2002
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 5.6 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 5.6 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 5.5 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.43 2002
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 5.38 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 5.33 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.32 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 5.22 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.18 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.08 2002
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 5.05 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 5.05 2002
=134 MonacoMonaco 5 2002
=134 MadagascarMadagascar 5 2002
=134 FranceFrance 5 2002
=134 BangladeshBangladesh 5 2002
=134 LebanonLebanon 5 2002
=134 ColombiaColombia 5 2002
=134 ItalyItaly 5 2002
=134 NepalNepal 5 2002
=134 PakistanPakistan 5 2002
=134 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 5 2002
=134 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 5 2002
=134 EritreaEritrea 5 2002
=134 VietnamVietnam 5 2002
=134 MozambiqueMozambique 5 2002
=134 BurmaBurma 5 2002
=134 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5 2002
=134 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 5 1995
=134 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 5 1995
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 4.18 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 4.13 2002
=152 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4 2002
=152 EthiopiaEthiopia 4 2002
=152 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 4 2002
=152 TajikistanTajikistan 4 2002
=152 SlovakiaSlovakia 4 2002
=152 MalawiMalawi 4 2002
=152 GeorgiaGeorgia 4 2002
=152 MoldovaMoldova 4 2002
=152 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4 2002
=152 HungaryHungary 4 2002
=152 LithuaniaLithuania 4 2002
=152 SloveniaSlovenia 4 2002
=152 AlbaniaAlbania 4 2002
=152 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4 2002
=152 MongoliaMongolia 4 2002
=152 ArmeniaArmenia 4 2002
=152 UkraineUkraine 4 2002
=152 RussiaRussia 4 2002
=152 BulgariaBulgaria 4 2002
=152 RomaniaRomania 4 2002
=152 AngolaAngola 4 2002
=152 AustriaAustria 4 2002
=152 LatviaLatvia 4 2002
=152 BrazilBrazil 4 2002
=152 BelarusBelarus 4 2002
=152 CroatiaCroatia 4 2002
=152 KuwaitKuwait 4 2002
=152 GermanyGermany 4 2002
=152 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4 2002
=152 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4 2002

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