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