Which has higher primary education, duration, Iran, Islamic Rep. or Maldives?

Iran, Islamic Rep., at 6 years against 6 years in Maldives as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary education, duration between Iran, Islamic Rep. and Maldives?

0 years, with Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Rep. and Maldives?

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.

Iran, Islamic Rep. vs Maldives: Primary education, duration

Iran, Islamic Rep.

6 years

in 2025

Maldives

6 years

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Rep. rank

25th

Maldives rank

25th

Primary education, duration over time

Iran, Islamic Rep.
Maldives

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Rep. currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.

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

Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 25th and Maldives ranks 25th of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Rep. averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Rep.	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.2 years	5 years	0.2 years	Iran, Islamic Rep.
1980s	5 years	5 years	0 years	—
1990s	5 years	5.4 years	0.4 years	Maldives
2000s	5 years	7 years	2 years	Maldives
2010s	5.7 years	7 years	1.3 years	Maldives
2020s	6 years	6.33 years	0.3333 years	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, Iran, Islamic Rep. or Maldives?: Iran, Islamic Rep., at 6 years against 6 years in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between Iran, Islamic Rep. and Maldives?: 0 years, with Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Rep. and Maldives?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Iran, Islamic Rep. and Maldives rank globally for primary education, duration?: Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 25th and Maldives 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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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: 06 August 2026

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