Duration of primary education rose 0% to 4.00 years in Ukraine in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, duration of primary education in Ukraine reached an all time high of 4.00 years in 2021 and an all time low of 3.00 years in 1970. When compared to Ukraine's main peers, duration of primary education in Poland amounted to 4.00 years, 5.00 years in Romania and 4.00 years in Russia in 2021.
Ukraine has been ranked 161st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of duration of primary education, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Duration of Primary Education (years) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
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