Preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Preprimary education, duration was 5.5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5.5 years
Change on year
down 8.3%
All-time high
6 years
in 2024
All-time low
4 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend, 1999–2025

02461999201220251999: 4 years2000: 4 years2001: 4 years2002: 4 years2003: 4 years2004: 4 years2005: 4 years2006: 4 years2007: 4 years2008: 4 years2009: 4 years2010: 4 years2011: 4 years2012: 4 years2013: 5 years2014: 5 years2015: 5.5 years2016: 5.5 years2017: 5.5 years2018: 5.5 years2019: 5.5 years2020: 5 years2021: 5 years2022: 5 years2023: 5.5 years2024: 6 years2025: 5.5 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 5.5 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 years 4 years 4 years 1
2000s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2010s 4.95 years 4 years 5.5 years 10
2020s 5.33 years 5 years 6 years 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend?
Preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend was 5.5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2024.
What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-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

Indicator
Preprimary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 6,082 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.