World vs Zimbabwe: Primary education, duration

World

6 years

in 2025

Zimbabwe

7 years

in 2025

World rank

2nd

Zimbabwe rank

3rd

Primary education, duration over time

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

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

Across all 56 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

World ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 46 groups.

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.