Primary education, duration (years)

SE.PRM.DURS📂 Education 🌍 210 countries

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

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210 countries

1🇬🇺Guam8.002023 2🇮🇪Ireland8.002023 3🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda7.002023 4🇦🇺Australia7.002024 5🇧🇼Botswana7.002023 6🇩🇲Dominica7.002024 7🇩🇰Denmark7.002023 8🇬🇩Grenada7.002024 9🇮🇸Iceland7.002023 10🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis7.002024 11🇱🇨St. Lucia7.002023 12🇱🇸Lesotho7.002023 13🇲🇿Mozambique7.002023 14🇳🇦Namibia7.002023 15🇳🇴Norway7.002023 16🇸🇿Eswatini7.002023 17🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago7.002024 18🇹🇿Tanzania7.002024 19🇺🇬Uganda7.002023 20🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.002023 21🇻🇬British Virgin Islands7.002024 22🇿🇦South Africa7.002024 23🇿🇲Zambia7.002024 24🇿🇼Zimbabwe7.002023 25🇦🇼Aruba6.002023 26🇦🇫Afghanistan6.002024 27🇦🇴Angola6.002024 28🇦🇩Andorra6.002024 29🇦🇷Argentina6.002024 30🇦🇸American Samoa6.002023 31🇧🇮Burundi6.002023 32🇧🇪Belgium6.002023 33🇧🇯Benin6.002023 34🇧🇫Burkina Faso6.002024 35🇧🇭Bahrain6.002024 36🇧🇸Bahamas, The6.002024 37🇧🇿Belize6.002024 38🇧🇲Bermuda6.002023 39🇧🇴Bolivia6.002024 40🇧🇧Barbados6.002024 41🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam6.002024 42🇧🇹Bhutan6.002024 43🇨🇫Central African Republic6.002023 44🇨🇦Canada6.002023 45🇨🇭Switzerland6.002024 46🇨🇱Chile6.002023 47🇨🇳China6.002024 48🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire6.002024 49🇨🇲Cameroon6.002024 50🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.6.002023 51🇨🇬Congo, Rep.6.002023 52🇰🇲Comoros6.002023 53🇨🇻Cabo Verde6.002023 54🇨🇷Costa Rica6.002023 55🇨🇺Cuba6.002024 56🇨🇼Curacao6.002024 57🇰🇾Cayman Islands6.002023 58🇨🇾Cyprus6.002023 59🇩🇴Dominican Republic6.002023 60🇪🇨Ecuador6.002024 61🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.6.002024 62🇪🇸Spain6.002024 63🇪🇪Estonia6.002023 64🇪🇹Ethiopia6.002023 65🇫🇮Finland6.002024 66🇫🇯Fiji6.002024 67🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6.002024 68🇬🇧United Kingdom6.002023 69🇬🇪Georgia6.002024 70🇬🇭Ghana6.002023 71🇬🇮Gibraltar6.002024 72🇬🇳Guinea6.002023 73🇬🇲Gambia, The6.002024 74🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau6.002023 75🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea6.002023 76🇬🇷Greece6.002023 77🇬🇹Guatemala6.002024 78🇬🇾Guyana6.002023 79🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China6.002024 80🇭🇳Honduras6.002023 81🇭🇹Haiti6.002023 82🇮🇩Indonesia6.002024 83🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.6.002024 84🇮🇶Iraq6.002023 85🇮🇱Israel6.002023 86🇯🇲Jamaica6.002023 87🇯🇴Jordan6.002024 88🇯🇵Japan6.002024 89🇰🇪Kenya6.002023 90🇰🇭Cambodia6.002024 91🇰🇮Kiribati6.002024 92🇰🇷Korea, Rep.6.002024 93🇱🇧Lebanon6.002024 94🇱🇷Liberia6.002023 95🇱🇾Libya6.002023 96🇱🇺Luxembourg6.002024 97🇱🇻Latvia6.002023 98🇲🇴Macao SAR, China6.002024 99🇲🇦Morocco6.002024 100🇲🇻Maldives6.002024 101🇲🇽Mexico6.002023 102🇲🇭Marshall Islands6.002024 103🇲🇱Mali6.002023 104🇲🇹Malta6.002023 105🇲🇷Mauritania6.002024 106🇲🇺Mauritius6.002024 107🇲🇼Malawi6.002023 108🇲🇾Malaysia6.002024 109🇳🇪Niger6.002024 110🇳🇬Nigeria6.002023 111🇳🇮Nicaragua6.002023 112🇳🇱Netherlands6.002024 113🇳🇷Nauru6.002024 114🇳🇿New Zealand6.002023 115🇵🇦Panama6.002024 116🇵🇪Peru6.002023 117🇵🇭Philippines6.002024 118🇵🇼Palau6.002024 119🇵🇬Papua New Guinea6.002024 120🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)6.002023 121🇵🇹Portugal6.002023 122🇵🇾Paraguay6.002024 123🇶🇦Qatar6.002024 124🇷🇼Rwanda6.002024 125🇸🇦Saudi Arabia6.002024 126🇸🇩Sudan6.002023 127🇸🇳Senegal6.002024 128🇸🇬Singapore6.002024 129🇸🇧Solomon Islands6.002024 130🇸🇱Sierra Leone6.002024 131🇸🇻El Salvador6.002023 132🇸🇸South Sudan6.002024 133🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe6.002024 134🇸🇷Suriname6.002024 135🇸🇮Slovenia6.002023 136🇸🇪Sweden6.002023 137🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.002024 138🇸🇨Seychelles6.002024 139🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic6.002024 140🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands6.002023 141🇹🇩Chad6.002024 142🇹🇬Togo6.002024 143🇹🇭Thailand6.002024 144🇹🇱Timor-Leste6.002024 145🇹🇴Tonga6.002024 146🇹🇳Tunisia6.002023 147🇹🇻Tuvalu6.002024 148🇺🇾Uruguay6.002024 149🇺🇸United States6.002024 150🇻🇪Venezuela, RB6.002024 151🇻🇮Virgin Islands (U.S.)6.002023 152🇻🇺Vanuatu6.002024 153🇼🇸Samoa6.002024 154🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.6.002023 155🇦🇱Albania5.002024 156🇧🇩Bangladesh5.002024 157🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina5.002024 158🇧🇷Brazil5.002023 159🇨🇴Colombia5.002023 160🇨🇿Czechia5.002023 161🇩🇯Djibouti5.002023 162🇩🇿Algeria5.002024 163🇪🇷Eritrea5.002023 164🇫🇷France5.002023 165🇬🇦Gabon5.002023 166🇮🇳India5.002024 167🇮🇹Italy5.002024 168🇰🇼Kuwait5.002023 169🇱🇦Lao PDR5.002024 170🇱🇮Liechtenstein5.002023 171🇱🇰Sri Lanka5.002024 172🇲🇨Monaco5.002024 173🇲🇬Madagascar5.002023 174🇲🇰North Macedonia5.002023 175🇲🇲Myanmar5.002024 176🇲🇪Montenegro5.002023 177🇲🇳Mongolia5.002024 178🇳🇨New Caledonia5.002023 179🇳🇵Nepal5.002024 180🇵🇰Pakistan5.002024 181🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5.002024 182🇵🇫French Polynesia5.002023 183🇷🇴Romania5.002023 184🇸🇲San Marino5.002024 185🇻🇳Viet Nam5.002024 186🇦🇪United Arab Emirates4.002024 187🇦🇲Armenia4.002024 188🇦🇹Austria4.002023 189🇦🇿Azerbaijan4.002024 190🇧🇬Bulgaria4.002023 191🇧🇾Belarus4.002024 192🇩🇪Germany4.002023 193🇭🇷Croatia4.002024 194🇭🇺Hungary4.002023 195🇰🇿Kazakhstan4.002024 196🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic4.002024 197🇱🇹Lithuania4.002023 198🇲🇩Moldova4.002024 199🇴🇲Oman4.002024 200🇵🇱Poland4.002023 201🌐West Bank and Gaza4.002023 202🇷🇺Russian Federation4.002023 203🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.002023 204🇷🇸Serbia4.002023 205🇸🇰Slovak Republic4.002023 206🇹🇯Tajikistan4.002024 207🇹🇲Turkmenistan4.002024 208🇹🇷Turkiye4.002023 209🇺🇦Ukraine4.002024 210🇺🇿Uzbekistan4.002024