Preprimary education, duration in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Preprimary education, duration was 3.5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Preprimary education, duration in Early-demographic dividend, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Early-demographic dividend is 3.5 years, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 4 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 years | 3.5 years | 4 years | 6 |
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9911 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 76.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Early-demographic dividend?
- Preprimary education, duration in Early-demographic dividend was 3.5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.