Preprimary education, duration (years) by country
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.
Countries reporting
202
Highest
7 years
Estonia
Lowest
1 years
Tanzania
Median
4 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,082
What the numbers show
Preprimary education, duration (years) is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 7 years in Estonia; the lowest is 1 years in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 4 years, and the mean is 4.07 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 50.0%).
Preprimary education, duration: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 7 years | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | El Salvador | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 7 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Argentina | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Belgium | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Bahrain | 6 years | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 years | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Colombia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Cuba | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Curacao | 6 years | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Cyprus | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Spain | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Georgia | 6 years | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Haiti | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Israel | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Jamaica | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Cambodia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | South Korea | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Laos | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Moldova | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Mauritania | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Oman | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Panama | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Qatar | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Singapore | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | San Marino | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Turkey | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Uruguay | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Vietnam | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Yemen | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Aruba | 5 years | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 61 | Albania | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Australia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Barbados | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Dominica | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Ghana | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Gambia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Grenada | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Ireland | 5 years | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 5 years | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 61 | Morocco | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Myanmar | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Montenegro | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Nigeria | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | New Zealand | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Paraguay | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 5 years | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Thailand | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Ukraine | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Venezuela | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | British Virgin Islands | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Belarus | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Cayman Islands | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Gibraltar | 4 years | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Maldives | 4 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 88 | Marshall Islands | 4 years | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 88 | Mongolia | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Poland | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | North Korea | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Zambia | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Angola | 3 years | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 104 | Andorra | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Armenia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Burundi | 3 years | 2025 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Brunei | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Bhutan | 3 years | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 104 | Botswana | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | China | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Congo | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Comoros | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Czechia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Ecuador | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Fiji | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | France | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Micronesia (country) | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Gabon | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Guinea | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Honduras | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | India | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Italy | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Japan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Kenya | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Kiribati | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Lebanon | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Liberia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Lesotho | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Macao | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Monaco | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Madagascar | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Mali | 3 years | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 104 | Mozambique | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Mauritius | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Malawi | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Niger | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Netherlands | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Nauru | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Palau | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Rwanda | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Somalia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | South Sudan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Slovakia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Eswatini | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Syria | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Chad | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Togo | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | East Timor | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Tunisia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Tuvalu | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Uganda | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Benin | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Bahamas | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Belize | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Bolivia | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Switzerland | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Cameroon | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Djibouti | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Egypt | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Eritrea | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Guyana | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Iraq | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Jordan | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Kuwait | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Libya | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Malta | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Malaysia | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Namibia | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Nepal | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Pakistan | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Palestine | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Sudan | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Suriname | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Seychelles | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Tonga | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Samoa | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Afghanistan | 1 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Bermuda | 1 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Algeria | 1 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 197 | Iran | 1 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Philippines | 1 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Tanzania | 1 years | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 6 years
- Europe & Central Asia 6 years
- Euro area 6 years
- European Union 6 years
- High income 6 years
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 6 years
- Latin America & Caribbean 6 years
- North America 6 years
- OECD members 6 years
- Post-demographic dividend 6 years
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 6 years
- Late-demographic dividend 5.5 years
About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.