Statizoid

Australia vs World: Primary education, duration

Australia
7 years
in 2025
World
6 years
in 2025
Australia rank
3rd
World rank
2nd

Primary education, duration over time

  • Australia
  • World
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How they compare

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

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

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About this data

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

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