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Theoretical duration of primary education (years)

years · higher is better · 210 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Ireland8
  2. 1Guam8
  3. 2Iceland7
  4. 2Namibia7
  5. 2St. Lucia7
  6. 2Australia7
  7. 2Grenada7
  8. 2Mozambique7
  9. 2Denmark7
  10. 2Lesotho7
  11. 2Norway7
  12. 2Antigua and Barbuda7
  13. 2Botswana7
  14. 2Dominica7
  15. 2St. Kitts and Nevis7
  16. 2Uganda7
  17. 2Eswatini7
  18. 2South Africa7
  19. 2Tanzania7
  20. 2British Virgin Islands7
  21. 2Trinidad and Tobago7
  22. 2Zimbabwe7
  23. 2Zambia7
  24. 2St. Vincent and the Grenadines7
  25. 3Uruguay6
  26. 3Tonga6
  27. 3Timor-Leste6
  28. 3Tuvalu6
  29. 3Thailand6
  30. 3Togo6
  31. 3Chad6
  32. 3Turks and Caicos Islands6
  33. 3Syrian Arab Republic6
  34. 3Seychelles6
  35. 3Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6
  36. 3Sweden6
  37. 3Slovenia6
  38. 3Suriname6
  39. 3United States6
  40. 3Sao Tome and Principe6
  41. 3South Sudan6
  42. 3El Salvador6
  43. 3Sierra Leone6
  44. 3Solomon Islands6
  45. 3Venezuela, RB6
  46. 3Singapore6
  47. 3Senegal6
  48. 3Sudan6
  49. 3Saudi Arabia6
  50. 3Virgin Islands (U.S.)6
  51. 3Rwanda6
  52. 3Qatar6
  53. 3Vanuatu6
  54. 3Paraguay6
  55. 3Portugal6
  56. 3Samoa6
  57. 3Puerto Rico (US)6
  58. 3Yemen, Rep.6
  59. 3Papua New Guinea6
  60. 3Palau6
  61. 3Philippines6
  62. 3Peru6
  63. 3Panama6
  64. 3New Zealand6
  65. 3Tunisia6
  66. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  67. 3Mauritius6
  68. 3Ghana6
  69. 3Jamaica6
  70. 3Cote d'Ivoire6
  71. 3Japan6
  72. 3Benin6
  73. 3Georgia6
  74. 3Malawi6
  75. 3China6
  76. 3Afghanistan6
  77. 3Mauritania6
  78. 3Gibraltar6
  79. 3Cameroon6
  80. 3United Kingdom6
  81. 3Malaysia6
  82. 3Kenya6
  83. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.6
  84. 3Chile6
  85. 3Guinea6
  86. 3Israel6
  87. 3Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6
  88. 3Congo, Rep.6
  89. 3Angola6
  90. 3Switzerland6
  91. 3Cambodia6
  92. 3Gambia, The6
  93. 3Belgium6
  94. 3Honduras6
  95. 3Kiribati6
  96. 3American Samoa6
  97. 3Burkina Faso6
  98. 3Fiji6
  99. 3Guinea-Bissau6
  100. 3Canada6
  101. 3Iraq6
  102. 3Malta6
  103. 3Bermuda6
  104. 3Korea, Rep.6
  105. 3Finland6
  106. 3Niger6
  107. 3Mali6
  108. 3Ethiopia6
  109. 3Equatorial Guinea6
  110. 3Iran, Islamic Rep.6
  111. 3Cabo Verde6
  112. 3Central African Republic6
  113. 3Estonia6
  114. 3Nigeria6
  115. 3Costa Rica6
  116. 3Bahamas, The6
  117. 3Aruba6
  118. 3Lebanon6
  119. 3Marshall Islands6
  120. 3Cuba6
  121. 3Greece6
  122. 3Spain6
  123. 3Curacao6
  124. 3Mexico6
  125. 3Nicaragua6
  126. 3Liberia6
  127. 3Belize6
  128. 3Libya6
  129. 3Maldives6
  130. 3Cayman Islands6
  131. 3Bolivia6
  132. 3Netherlands6
  133. 3Guatemala6
  134. 3Indonesia6
  135. 3Ecuador6
  136. 3Bhutan6
  137. 3Argentina6
  138. 3Burundi6
  139. 3Andorra6
  140. 3Cyprus6
  141. 3Brunei Darussalam6
  142. 3Guyana6
  143. 3Dominican Republic6
  144. 3Bahrain6
  145. 3Haiti6
  146. 3Morocco6
  147. 3Barbados6
  148. 3Luxembourg6
  149. 3Macao SAR, China6
  150. 3Naoero6
  151. 3Hong Kong SAR, China6
  152. 3Latvia6
  153. 3Jordan6
  154. 4Brazil5
  155. 4Sri Lanka5
  156. 4Liechtenstein5
  157. 4Madagascar5
  158. 4Czechia5
  159. 4Monaco5
  160. 4Eritrea5
  161. 4India5
  162. 4Bangladesh5
  163. 4North Macedonia5
  164. 4Lao PDR5
  165. 4Albania5
  166. 4Kuwait5
  167. 4Comoros5
  168. 4Nepal5
  169. 4France5
  170. 4New Caledonia5
  171. 4Myanmar5
  172. 4Colombia5
  173. 4Montenegro5
  174. 4Bosnia and Herzegovina5
  175. 4Djibouti5
  176. 4Mongolia5
  177. 4Gabon5
  178. 4Italy5
  179. 4Algeria5
  180. 4San Marino5
  181. 4French Polynesia5
  182. 4Viet Nam5
  183. 4Romania5
  184. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5
  185. 4Pakistan5
  186. 5Uzbekistan4
  187. 5Serbia4
  188. 5Slovak Republic4
  189. 5Ukraine4
  190. 5Poland4
  191. 5Oman4
  192. 5West Bank and Gaza4
  193. 5Russian Federation4
  194. 5Somalia, Fed. Rep.4
  195. 5Tajikistan4
  196. 5Turkmenistan4
  197. 5Turkiye4
  198. 5Moldova4
  199. 5Germany4
  200. 5Lithuania4
  201. 5United Arab Emirates4
  202. 5Kazakhstan4
  203. 5Bulgaria4
  204. 5Austria4
  205. 5Armenia4
  206. 5Azerbaijan4
  207. 5Kyrgyz Republic4
  208. 5Croatia4
  209. 5Belarus4
  210. 5Hungary4

Theoretical duration of primary education (years)