Preprimary education, duration in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Preprimary education, duration was 3 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Preprimary education, duration in Lower middle income, 1999–2025

01231999201220251999: 3 years2000: 3 years2001: 3 years2002: 3 years2003: 3 years2004: 3 years2005: 3 years2006: 3 years2007: 3 years2008: 3 years2009: 3 years2010: 3 years2011: 3 years2012: 3 years2013: 3 years2014: 3 years2015: 3 years2016: 3 years2017: 3 years2018: 3 years2019: 3 years2020: 3 years2021: 3 years2022: 3 years2023: 3 years2024: 3 years2025: 3 years

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Lower middle income is 3 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Lower middle income peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 years 3 years 3 years 1
2000s 3 years 3 years 3 years 10
2010s 3 years 3 years 3 years 10
2020s 3 years 3 years 3 years 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is preprimary education, duration in Lower middle income?
Preprimary education, duration in Lower middle income was 3 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lower middle income 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.