It depends entirely upon the school and the style that you are studying. In most cases it is 3 to 6 months to get from white belt to the first promotion. To reach black belt typically takes 3 to 5 years.
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you are at the first, beginning rankDepending on the style of karate, it could be anything form 8th kyu to 12th or even 15th kyu.
For those under the rank of black belt, the ranks are called kyu. For the ranks above black belt they are dan or degrees. The number of kyu goes down as one gets closer to black belt.
There is no way to know without having the specific school and location. Every style and school can have its own ranking system and it is often modified for the children's classes.