Duration of primary education rose 0% to 6.00 years in Latvia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, duration of primary education in Latvia reached an all time high of 6.00 years in 2021 and an all time low of 4.00 years in 1970. When compared to Latvia's main peers, duration of primary education in Belarus amounted to 4.00 years, 6.00 years in Estonia, 4.00 years in Lithuania and 4.00 years in Russia in 2021.
Latvia has been ranked 37th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of duration of primary education, 3 places above 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 |
| Belarus | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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