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