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Theoretical duration of primary education (years)
UNESCO UIS
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210 countries · 1970–2025
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1
Guam
8
2
Ireland
8
3
Zambia
7
4
Botswana
7
5
Mozambique
7
6
Namibia
7
7
Norway
7
8
Trinidad and Tobago
7
9
Iceland
7
10
Uganda
7
11
St. Kitts and Nevis
7
12
Tanzania
7
13
Antigua and Barbuda
7
14
South Africa
7
15
British Virgin Islands
7
16
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
7
17
Eswatini
7
18
Zimbabwe
7
19
Grenada
7
20
Australia
7
21
Denmark
7
22
St. Lucia
7
23
Dominica
7
24
Lesotho
7
25
Sierra Leone
6
26
Macao SAR, China
6
27
Luxembourg
6
28
United States
6
29
Morocco
6
30
Uruguay
6
31
Maldives
6
32
Cyprus
6
33
Latvia
6
34
Mexico
6
35
Marshall Islands
6
36
Cayman Islands
6
37
Dominican Republic
6
38
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
6
39
Mali
6
40
Curacao
6
41
Libya
6
42
Malta
6
43
Cuba
6
44
Venezuela, RB
6
45
Liberia
6
46
Costa Rica
6
47
Ecuador
6
48
Sweden
6
49
Lebanon
6
50
Cabo Verde
6
51
Mauritania
6
52
Bahrain
6
53
Mauritius
6
54
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
55
Tuvalu
6
56
Korea, Rep.
6
57
Malawi
6
58
Malaysia
6
59
Bahamas, The
6
60
Gambia, The
6
61
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
6
62
Congo, Rep.
6
63
Argentina
6
64
Niger
6
65
Kiribati
6
66
Nigeria
6
67
Congo, Dem. Rep.
6
68
Spain
6
69
Cambodia
6
70
Tunisia
6
71
Nicaragua
6
72
Netherlands
6
73
Cameroon
6
74
Estonia
6
75
Kenya
6
76
Cote d'Ivoire
6
77
Suriname
6
78
Naoero
6
79
New Zealand
6
80
Ethiopia
6
81
Japan
6
82
China
6
83
Guinea-Bissau
6
84
Burundi
6
85
Afghanistan
6
86
Vanuatu
6
87
Slovenia
6
88
Tonga
6
89
Jordan
6
90
Chile
6
91
Finland
6
92
Jamaica
6
93
Panama
6
94
Peru
6
95
Switzerland
6
96
Timor-Leste
6
97
Equatorial Guinea
6
98
Samoa
6
99
Philippines
6
100
Fiji
6
101
Israel
6
102
Palau
6
103
Canada
6
104
Sao Tome and Principe
6
105
Belgium
6
106
Seychelles
6
107
Iraq
6
108
Papua New Guinea
6
109
Central African Republic
6
110
Puerto Rico (US)
6
111
Yemen, Rep.
6
112
Andorra
6
113
Greece
6
114
Guinea
6
115
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6
116
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
6
117
Portugal
6
118
Paraguay
6
119
Bhutan
6
120
Benin
6
121
Thailand
6
122
South Sudan
6
123
Indonesia
6
124
Brunei Darussalam
6
125
Qatar
6
126
United Kingdom
6
127
Barbados
6
128
Togo
6
129
Haiti
6
130
Rwanda
6
131
Burkina Faso
6
132
Saudi Arabia
6
133
Georgia
6
134
Sudan
6
135
Chad
6
136
Honduras
6
137
Senegal
6
138
Bolivia
6
139
Ghana
6
140
Hong Kong SAR, China
6
141
Singapore
6
142
Solomon Islands
6
143
Guyana
6
144
Bermuda
6
145
Angola
6
146
Syrian Arab Republic
6
147
Guatemala
6
148
Aruba
6
149
Belize
6
150
Gibraltar
6
151
El Salvador
6
152
Turks and Caicos Islands
6
153
American Samoa
6
154
Madagascar
5
155
Bangladesh
5
156
Italy
5
157
Lao PDR
5
158
Comoros
5
159
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5
160
Kuwait
5
161
Liechtenstein
5
162
French Polynesia
5
163
New Caledonia
5
164
Colombia
5
165
Monaco
5
166
Eritrea
5
167
India
5
168
Sri Lanka
5
169
Djibouti
5
170
North Macedonia
5
171
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
5
172
San Marino
5
173
Romania
5
174
Czechia
5
175
France
5
176
Pakistan
5
177
Algeria
5
178
Nepal
5
179
Gabon
5
180
Viet Nam
5
181
Brazil
5
182
Myanmar
5
183
Albania
5
184
Montenegro
5
185
Mongolia
5
186
Croatia
4
187
Turkmenistan
4
188
Serbia
4
189
Oman
4
190
United Arab Emirates
4
191
Poland
4
192
Russian Federation
4
193
Tajikistan
4
194
Kazakhstan
4
195
Bulgaria
4
196
Kyrgyz Republic
4
197
Azerbaijan
4
198
Slovak Republic
4
199
Turkiye
4
200
West Bank and Gaza
4
201
Austria
4
202
Belarus
4
203
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
4
204
Hungary
4
205
Armenia
4
206
Ukraine
4
207
Germany
4
208
Uzbekistan
4
209
Moldova
4
210
Lithuania
4
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