Australia vs IBRD only: Primary education, duration

Australia

7 years

in 2025

IBRD only

6 years

in 2025

Australia rank

3rd

IBRD only rank

2nd

Primary education, duration over time

Australia currently reports 7 years against 6 years in IBRD only, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times IBRD only's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and IBRD only ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.