Primary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Primary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 5 years for primary education, duration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 6 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 years | 5.5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.24 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 94.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend?
- Primary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.