What is primary education, duration in Small states?

Primary education, duration in Small states 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 Small states?

The highest recorded value was 6.5 years in 1971.

What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Small states?

The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.

Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Small states?

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

Where does this Small states 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 Small states

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

Small states: Primary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

6 years

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

6.5 years

in 1971

All-time low

6 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Primary education, duration in Small states, 1970–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, primary education, duration in Small states stood at 6 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Small states peaked at 6.5 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6.45 years	6 years	6.5 years	10
1980s	6.15 years	6 years	6.5 years	10
1990s	6.15 years	6 years	6.5 years	10
2000s	6.2 years	6 years	6.5 years	10
2010s	6 years	6 years	6 years	10
2020s	6 years	6 years	6 years	6

More education data for Small states

Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, duration in Small states?: Primary education, duration in Small states 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 Small states?: The highest recorded value was 6.5 years in 1971.
What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Small states 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.