social2025
Primary education, duration (years)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
5.7Years
Median: 6.0Years
Countries Covered
210
with available data
Highest
Guam
8.0Years
Lowest
Armenia
4.0Years
Top 5 Countries
1Guam8.0Years
2Ireland8.0Years
3Denmark7.0Years
4Dominica7.0Years
5Grenada7.0Years
By Region
Oceania6.5Years(2 countries)
Africa6.0Years(9 countries)
North America6.0Years(4 countries)
Other5.8Years(130 countries)
South America5.7Years(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.0Years)High (8.0Years)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.7Years)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (130)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guam | 8.0Years |
| 2 | Ireland | 8.0Years |
| 3 | Denmark | 7.0Years |
| 4 | Dominica | 7.0Years |
| 5 | Grenada | 7.0Years |
| 6 | Iceland | 7.0Years |
| 7 | Lesotho | 7.0Years |
| 8 | Mozambique | 7.0Years |
| 9 | Namibia | 7.0Years |
| 10 | Norway | 7.0Years |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.0Years |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 7.0Years |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.0Years |
| 14 | South Africa | 7.0Years |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 7.0Years |
| 16 | Eswatini | 7.0Years |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.0Years |
| 18 | Uganda | 7.0Years |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.0Years |
| 20 | Zambia | 7.0Years |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.0Years |
| 22 | Australia | 7.0Years |
| 23 | Botswana | 7.0Years |
| 24 | Virgin Islands, British | 7.0Years |
| 25 | Burundi | 6.0Years |
| 26 | Cambodia | 6.0Years |
| 27 | Cameroon | 6.0Years |
| 28 | Canada | 6.0Years |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 6.0Years |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 6.0Years |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 6.0Years |
| 32 | Chad | 6.0Years |
| 33 | Chile | 6.0Years |
| 34 | People's Republic of China | 6.0Years |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 6.0Years |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.0Years |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 6.0Years |
| 38 | Cuba | 6.0Years |
| 39 | Cyprus | 6.0Years |
| 40 | Benin | 6.0Years |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 6.0Years |
| 42 | Ecuador | 6.0Years |
| 43 | El Salvador | 6.0Years |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.0Years |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 6.0Years |
| 46 | Estonia | 6.0Years |
| 47 | Fiji | 6.0Years |
| 48 | Finland | 6.0Years |
| 49 | Georgia | 6.0Years |
| 50 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.0Years |
| 51 | Ghana | 6.0Years |
| 52 | Gibraltar | 6.0Years |
| 53 | Kiribati | 6.0Years |
| 54 | Greece | 6.0Years |
| 55 | Guatemala | 6.0Years |
| 56 | Guinea | 6.0Years |
| 57 | Guyana | 6.0Years |
| 58 | Haiti | 6.0Years |
| 59 | Honduras | 6.0Years |
| 60 | Hong Kong | 6.0Years |
| 61 | Indonesia | 6.0Years |
| 62 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.0Years |
| 63 | Iraq | 6.0Years |
| 64 | Israel | 6.0Years |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.0Years |
| 66 | Jamaica | 6.0Years |
| 67 | Japan | 6.0Years |
| 68 | Jordan | 6.0Years |
| 69 | Kenya | 6.0Years |
| 70 | South Korea | 6.0Years |
| 71 | Lebanon | 6.0Years |
| 72 | Latvia | 6.0Years |
| 73 | Liberia | 6.0Years |
| 74 | Libya | 6.0Years |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 6.0Years |
| 76 | Macao | 6.0Years |
| 77 | Malawi | 6.0Years |
| 78 | Malaysia | 6.0Years |
| 79 | Maldives | 6.0Years |
| 80 | Mali | 6.0Years |
| 81 | Malta | 6.0Years |
| 82 | Mauritania | 6.0Years |
| 83 | Mauritius | 6.0Years |
| 84 | Mexico | 6.0Years |
| 85 | Morocco | 6.0Years |
| 86 | Nauru | 6.0Years |
| 87 | Netherlands | 6.0Years |
| 88 | Curaçao | 6.0Years |
| 89 | Aruba | 6.0Years |
| 90 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.0Years |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 6.0Years |
| 92 | New Zealand | 6.0Years |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 6.0Years |
| 94 | Niger | 6.0Years |
| 95 | Nigeria | 6.0Years |
| 96 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.0Years |
| 97 | Marshall Islands | 6.0Years |
| 98 | Palau | 6.0Years |
| 99 | Panama | 6.0Years |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0Years |
| 101 | Paraguay | 6.0Years |
| 102 | Peru | 6.0Years |
| 103 | Philippines | 6.0Years |
| 104 | Portugal | 6.0Years |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.0Years |
| 106 | Timor-Leste | 6.0Years |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 6.0Years |
| 108 | Qatar | 6.0Years |
| 109 | Rwanda | 6.0Years |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.0Years |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 6.0Years |
| 112 | Senegal | 6.0Years |
| 113 | Seychelles | 6.0Years |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 6.0Years |
| 115 | Singapore | 6.0Years |
| 116 | Slovenia | 6.0Years |
| 117 | Spain | 6.0Years |
| 118 | South Sudan | 6.0Years |
| 119 | Sudan | 6.0Years |
| 120 | Suriname | 6.0Years |
| 121 | Sweden | 6.0Years |
| 122 | Switzerland | 6.0Years |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.0Years |
| 124 | Thailand | 6.0Years |
| 125 | Togo | 6.0Years |
| 126 | Tonga | 6.0Years |
| 127 | Tunisia | 6.0Years |
| 128 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.0Years |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 6.0Years |
| 130 | Egypt | 6.0Years |
| 131 | United Kingdom | 6.0Years |
| 132 | United States of America | 6.0Years |
| 133 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 6.0Years |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 6.0Years |
| 135 | Uruguay | 6.0Years |
| 136 | Venezuela | 6.0Years |
| 137 | Samoa | 6.0Years |
| 138 | Yemen | 6.0Years |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 6.0Years |
| 140 | American Samoa | 6.0Years |
| 141 | Andorra | 6.0Years |
| 142 | Angola | 6.0Years |
| 143 | Argentina | 6.0Years |
| 144 | Bahamas | 6.0Years |
| 145 | Bahrain | 6.0Years |
| 146 | Barbados | 6.0Years |
| 147 | Belgium | 6.0Years |
| 148 | Bermuda | 6.0Years |
| 149 | Bhutan | 6.0Years |
| 150 | Bolivia | 6.0Years |
| 151 | Belize | 6.0Years |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 6.0Years |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.0Years |
| 154 | Myanmar | 5.0Years |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 5.0Years |
| 156 | Colombia | 5.0Years |
| 157 | Comoros | 5.0Years |
| 158 | Czech Republic | 5.0Years |
| 159 | Eritrea | 5.0Years |
| 160 | France | 5.0Years |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 5.0Years |
| 162 | Djibouti | 5.0Years |
| 163 | Gabon | 5.0Years |
| 164 | India | 5.0Years |
| 165 | Italy | 5.0Years |
| 166 | North Korea | 5.0Years |
| 167 | Kuwait | 5.0Years |
| 168 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.0Years |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 5.0Years |
| 170 | Madagascar | 5.0Years |
| 171 | Monaco | 5.0Years |
| 172 | Mongolia | 5.0Years |
| 173 | Montenegro | 5.0Years |
| 174 | Nepal | 5.0Years |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 5.0Years |
| 176 | Pakistan | 5.0Years |
| 177 | Romania | 5.0Years |
| 178 | San Marino | 5.0Years |
| 179 | Vietnam | 5.0Years |
| 180 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.0Years |
| 181 | Albania | 5.0Years |
| 182 | Algeria | 5.0Years |
| 183 | Bangladesh | 5.0Years |
| 184 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.0Years |
| 185 | Brazil | 5.0Years |
| 186 | Bulgaria | 4.0Years |
| 187 | Belarus | 4.0Years |
| 188 | Croatia | 4.0Years |
| 189 | State of Palestine | 4.0Years |
| 190 | Germany | 4.0Years |
| 191 | Hungary | 4.0Years |
| 192 | Kazakhstan | 4.0Years |
| 193 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0Years |
| 194 | Lithuania | 4.0Years |
| 195 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.0Years |
| 196 | Oman | 4.0Years |
| 197 | Poland | 4.0Years |
| 198 | Russian Federation | 4.0Years |
| 199 | Serbia | 4.0Years |
| 200 | Slovakia | 4.0Years |
| 201 | Somalia | 4.0Years |
| 202 | Tajikistan | 4.0Years |
| 203 | United Arab Emirates | 4.0Years |
| 204 | Türkiye | 4.0Years |
| 205 | Turkmenistan | 4.0Years |
| 206 | Ukraine | 4.0Years |
| 207 | Uzbekistan | 4.0Years |
| 208 | Azerbaijan | 4.0Years |
| 209 | Austria | 4.0Years |
| 210 | Armenia | 4.0Years |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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