Which has higher primary education, duration, Dominican Republic or Syrian Arab Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 6 years against 6 years in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary education, duration between Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?

0 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Syrian Arab Republic: Primary education, duration

Dominican Republic

6 years

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

6 years

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

25th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

25th

Primary education, duration over time

Dominican Republic
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0 years.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 25th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 25th of 210 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
1980s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
1990s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
2000s	6 years	4.6 years	1.4 years	Dominican Republic
2010s	6 years	5.2 years	0.8 years	Dominican Republic
2020s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, Dominican Republic or Syrian Arab Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 6 years against 6 years in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for primary education, duration?: Dominican Republic ranks 25th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 25th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 20 August 2026

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