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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
=1 IrelandIreland 8 2012
=1 GuamGuam 8 2012
=3 SwazilandSwaziland 7 2012
=3 DominicaDominica 7 2012
=3 TanzaniaTanzania 7 2012
=3 NorwayNorway 7 2012
=3 AustraliaAustralia 7 2012
=3 MaldivesMaldives 7 2012
=3 ZimbabweZimbabwe 7 2012
=3 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7 2012
=3 BotswanaBotswana 7 2012
=3 LesothoLesotho 7 2012
=3 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 7 2012
=3 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 7 2012
=3 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 7 2012
=3 South AfricaSouth Africa 7 2012
=3 MozambiqueMozambique 7 2012
=3 UgandaUganda 7 2012
=3 GrenadaGrenada 7 2012
=3 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 7 2012
=3 BhutanBhutan 7 2012
=3 IcelandIceland 7 2012
=3 ZambiaZambia 7 2012
=3 NamibiaNamibia 7 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.2 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 6.13 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 6.11 2012
=25 SomaliaSomalia 6 2012
=25 PeruPeru 6 2012
=25 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6 2012
=25 BeninBenin 6 2012
=25 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6 2012
=25 CubaCuba 6 2012
=25 TogoTogo 6 2012
=25 TongaTonga 6 2012
=25 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 6 2012
=25 United StatesUnited States 6 2012
=25 SwedenSweden 6 2012
=25 MaliMali 6 2012
=25 ChadChad 6 2012
=25 LatviaLatvia 6 2012
=25 JapanJapan 6 2012
=25 NigerNiger 6 2012
=25 BruneiBrunei 6 2012
=25 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 6 2012
=25 ChileChile 6 2012
=25 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 6 2012
=25 BelgiumBelgium 6 2012
=25 KiribatiKiribati 6 2012
=25 HaitiHaiti 6 2012
=25 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6 2012
=25 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 6 2012
=25 SeychellesSeychelles 6 2012
=25 UruguayUruguay 6 2012
=25 EgyptEgypt 6 2012
=25 BurundiBurundi 6 2012
=25 NicaraguaNicaragua 6 2012
=25 MaltaMalta 6 2012
=25 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 6 2012
=25 PolandPoland 6 2012
=25 GuyanaGuyana 6 2012
=25 HondurasHonduras 6 2012
=25 TunisiaTunisia 6 2012
=25 SingaporeSingapore 6 2012
=25 ComorosComoros 6 2012
=25 ArubaAruba 6 2012
=25 The GambiaThe Gambia 6 2012
=25 CambodiaCambodia 6 2012
=25 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 6 2012
=25 CanadaCanada 6 2012
=25 East TimorEast Timor 6 2012
=25 EthiopiaEthiopia 6 2012
=25 CameroonCameroon 6 2012
=25 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 6 2012
=25 LiberiaLiberia 6 2012
=25 NetherlandsNetherlands 6 2012
=25 South KoreaSouth Korea 6 2012
=25 AfghanistanAfghanistan 6 2012
=25 VanuatuVanuatu 6 2012
=25 MalawiMalawi 6 2012
=25 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 6 2012
=25 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 6 2012
=25 BahrainBahrain 6 2012
=25 IndonesiaIndonesia 6 2012
=25 LibyaLibya 6 2012
=25 FinlandFinland 6 2012
=25 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 6 2012
=25 MauritiusMauritius 6 2012
=25 PortugalPortugal 6 2012
=25 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 6 2012
=25 MalaysiaMalaysia 6 2012
=25 BarbadosBarbados 6 2012
=25 GuineaGuinea 6 2012
=25 PanamaPanama 6 2012
=25 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6 2012
=25 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6 2012
=25 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 6 2012
=25 AndorraAndorra 6 2012
=25 NigeriaNigeria 6 2012
=25 EcuadorEcuador 6 2012
=25 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6 2012
=25 TuvaluTuvalu 6 2012
=25 RwandaRwanda 6 2012
=25 ThailandThailand 6 2012
=25 BelizeBelize 6 2012
=25 Hong KongHong Kong 6 2012
=25 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6 2012
=25 GeorgiaGeorgia 6 2012
=25 DenmarkDenmark 6 2012
=25 PhilippinesPhilippines 6 2012
=25 MoroccoMorocco 6 2012
=25 EstoniaEstonia 6 2012
=25 LebanonLebanon 6 2012
=25 FijiFiji 6 2012
=25 QatarQatar 6 2012
=25 SudanSudan 6 2012
=25 SurinameSuriname 6 2012
=25 IsraelIsrael 6 2012
=25 VenezuelaVenezuela 6 2012
=25 SenegalSenegal 6 2012
=25 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 6 2012
=25 JordanJordan 6 2012
=25 MauritaniaMauritania 6 2012
=25 MexicoMexico 6 2012
=25 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6 2012
=25 GreeceGreece 6 2012
=25 ParaguayParaguay 6 2012
=25 ArgentinaArgentina 6 2012
=25 BoliviaBolivia 6 2012
=25 GhanaGhana 6 2012
=25 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 6 2012
=25 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6 2012
=25 SloveniaSlovenia 6 2012
=25 GuatemalaGuatemala 6 2012
=25 The BahamasThe Bahamas 6 2012
=25 SpainSpain 6 2012
=25 OmanOman 6 2012
=25 SamoaSamoa 6 2012
=25 New ZealandNew Zealand 6 2012
=25 YemenYemen 6 2012
=25 European UnionEuropean Union 6 2012
=25 JamaicaJamaica 6 2012
=25 MacauMacau 6 2012
=25 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 6 2012
=25 KenyaKenya 6 2012
=25 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6 2012
=25 CyprusCyprus 6 2012
=25 BermudaBermuda 6 2012
=25 AngolaAngola 6 2011
=25 IraqIraq 6 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 6 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 5.98 2012
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 5.98 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.95 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 5.95 2012
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 5.89 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 5.87 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 5.81 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 5.76 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 5.73 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 5.67 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 5.65 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 5.65 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 5.6 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 5.56 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 5.49 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.43 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.39 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 5.38 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 5.37 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 5.37 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.28 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 5.27 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 5.27 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 5.23 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 5.14 2012
=148 EritreaEritrea 5 2012
=148 AlgeriaAlgeria 5 2012
=148 DjiboutiDjibouti 5 2012
=148 KuwaitKuwait 5 2012
=148 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 5 2012
=148 BurmaBurma 5 2012
=148 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5 2012
=148 IranIran 5 2012
=148 VietnamVietnam 5 2012
=148 ChinaChina 5 2012
=148 LaosLaos 5 2012
=148 MongoliaMongolia 5 2012
=148 San MarinoSan Marino 5 2012
=148 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 5 2012
=148 IndiaIndia 5 2012
=148 United Arab EmiratesUAE 5 2012
=148 AlbaniaAlbania 5 2012
=148 GabonGabon 5 2012
=148 PakistanPakistan 5 2012
=148 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 5 2012
=148 NepalNepal 5 2012
=148 ItalyItaly 5 2012
=148 ColombiaColombia 5 2012
=148 PalauPalau 5 2012
=148 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 5 2012
=148 BangladeshBangladesh 5 2012
=148 MontenegroMontenegro 5 2012
=148 FranceFrance 5 2012
=148 TurkeyTurkey 5 2012
=148 MadagascarMadagascar 5 2012
=148 MonacoMonaco 5 2012
=148 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 5 2012
=148 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 5 1998
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.92 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 4.53 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 4.33 2012
=181 North KoreaNorth Korea 4 2012
=181 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4 2012
=181 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4 2012
=181 GermanyGermany 4 2012
=181 CroatiaCroatia 4 2012
=181 BelarusBelarus 4 2012
=181 BrazilBrazil 4 2012
=181 AustriaAustria 4 2012
=181 RomaniaRomania 4 2012
=181 BulgariaBulgaria 4 2012
=181 RussiaRussia 4 2012
=181 UkraineUkraine 4 2012
=181 ArmeniaArmenia 4 2012
=181 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4 2012
=181 LithuaniaLithuania 4 2012
=181 SerbiaSerbia 4 2012
=181 SyriaSyria 4 2012
=181 HungaryHungary 4 2012
=181 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4 2012
=181 MoldovaMoldova 4 2012
=181 SlovakiaSlovakia 4 2012
=181 TajikistanTajikistan 4 2012
203 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3 2012

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Education > Primary education, duration > Years, 2012IrelandGuamSwazilandDominicaTanzaniaNorwayAustraliaMaldivesZimbabweTrinidad and TobagoBotswanaLesothoSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint LuciaSaint Kitts and NevisOther

Interesting observations about Education > Primary education, duration > Years

  • Ireland ranked first for primary education, duration > years amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Grenada ranked first for primary education, duration > years amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Maldives ranked first for primary education, duration > years amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Australia ranked first for primary education, duration > years amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2012.
  • South Africa ranked first for primary education, duration > years amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
  • Iceland ranked second for primary education, duration > years amongst Europe in 2012.
  • Botswana ranked first for primary education, duration > years amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked second for primary education, duration > years amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Guam ranked second for primary education, duration > years globally in 2012.
  • Venezuela ranked first for primary education, duration > years amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2012.
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