What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?

The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Primary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern

Name: Primary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa Eastern and Southern: Primary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

6 years

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

6 years

in 1970

All-time low

6 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Primary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2025

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, primary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
1980s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
1990s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2000s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2010s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2020s	6 years	6 years	6 years	6

More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern

Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 101.3% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 3.06 million (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% (2024)
Labor force, total 299.26 million (2025)
Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9626 GPI (2020)
School enrollment, secondary 45.6% (2024)

All data for Africa Eastern and Southern →

Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Primary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?: The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.