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Duration of pre-primary education

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  1. 1Russian Federation4
  2. 1Serbia4
  3. 1Poland4
  4. 1Uzbekistan4
  5. 1Papua New Guinea4
  6. 1Sweden4
  7. 1Zambia4
  8. 1Tajikistan4
  9. 1South Africa4
  10. 1Mongolia4
  11. 1Lithuania4
  12. 1Georgia4
  13. 1Finland4
  14. 1Hungary4
  15. 1Moldova4
  16. 1Bulgaria4
  17. 1Latvia4
  18. 1Estonia4
  19. 1Gambia, The4
  20. 1Kyrgyz Republic4
  21. 1Croatia4
  22. 2Azerbaijan3
  23. 2Ethiopia3
  24. 2Botswana3
  25. 2North Macedonia3
  26. 2Belarus3
  27. 2Guatemala3
  28. 2Spain3
  29. 2Liberia3
  30. 2Andorra3
  31. 2Israel3
  32. 2Japan3
  33. 2Cuba3
  34. 2Bahrain3
  35. 2India3
  36. 2Argentina3
  37. 2Monaco3
  38. 2Burundi3
  39. 2Ecuador3
  40. 2Bhutan3
  41. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.3
  42. 2Macao SAR, China3
  43. 2Hong Kong SAR, China3
  44. 2Korea, Rep.3
  45. 2Honduras3
  46. 2American Samoa3
  47. 2Curacao3
  48. 2Brunei Darussalam3
  49. 2Congo, Rep.3
  50. 2Jamaica3
  51. 2Bosnia and Herzegovina3
  52. 2Dominican Republic3
  53. 2Kiribati3
  54. 2Iceland3
  55. 2Denmark3
  56. 2Comoros3
  57. 2Haiti3
  58. 2Cyprus3
  59. 2Lebanon3
  60. 2Belgium3
  61. 2Burkina Faso3
  62. 2Colombia3
  63. 2Lao PDR3
  64. 2Mexico3
  65. 2Cambodia3
  66. 2Guinea3
  67. 2Lesotho3
  68. 2Cabo Verde3
  69. 2Canada3
  70. 2Kenya3
  71. 2Czechia3
  72. 2Chile3
  73. 2Guinea-Bissau3
  74. 2Equatorial Guinea3
  75. 2Austria3
  76. 2Gabon3
  77. 2Kazakhstan3
  78. 2China3
  79. 2Madagascar3
  80. 2Bangladesh3
  81. 2Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3
  82. 2Central African Republic3
  83. 2France3
  84. 2Fiji3
  85. 2Angola3
  86. 2Germany3
  87. 2Armenia3
  88. 2Cote d'Ivoire3
  89. 2Italy3
  90. 2Luxembourg3
  91. 2Albania3
  92. 2Mauritania3
  93. 2New Caledonia3
  94. 2Tuvalu3
  95. 2Ukraine3
  96. 2Turkiye3
  97. 2Malawi3
  98. 2Niger3
  99. 2Tunisia3
  100. 2Uruguay3
  101. 2Uganda3
  102. 2Nicaragua3
  103. 2Timor-Leste3
  104. 2United States3
  105. 2Netherlands3
  106. 2Turkmenistan3
  107. 2Norway3
  108. 2Thailand3
  109. 2Togo3
  110. 2Chad3
  111. 2Syrian Arab Republic3
  112. 2Venezuela, RB3
  113. 2Mozambique3
  114. 2Qatar3
  115. 2Sint Maarten (Dutch part)3
  116. 2Eswatini3
  117. 2Slovenia3
  118. 2Slovak Republic3
  119. 2Viet Nam3
  120. 2Peru3
  121. 2Montenegro3
  122. 2Sao Tome and Principe3
  123. 2South Sudan3
  124. 2Palau3
  125. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.3
  126. 2San Marino3
  127. 2El Salvador3
  128. 2Sierra Leone3
  129. 2Yemen, Rep.3
  130. 2Puerto Rico (US)3
  131. 2Solomon Islands3
  132. 2Singapore3
  133. 2Senegal3
  134. 2Portugal3
  135. 2Saudi Arabia3
  136. 2Rwanda3
  137. 2Paraguay3
  138. 2Mali3
  139. 2Romania3
  140. 2French Polynesia3
  141. 3Malaysia2
  142. 3Malta2
  143. 3Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2
  144. 3Myanmar2
  145. 3Samoa2
  146. 3Vanuatu2
  147. 3Turks and Caicos Islands2
  148. 3Naoero2
  149. 3St. Vincent and the Grenadines2
  150. 3Nepal2
  151. 3Mauritius2
  152. 3Tonga2
  153. 3Trinidad and Tobago2
  154. 3Namibia2
  155. 3Zimbabwe2
  156. 3West Bank and Gaza2
  157. 3Suriname2
  158. 3Sudan2
  159. 3Panama2
  160. 3Pakistan2
  161. 3British Virgin Islands2
  162. 3Seychelles2
  163. 3Oman2
  164. 3New Zealand2
  165. 3Maldives2
  166. 3Benin2
  167. 3Djibouti2
  168. 3Aruba2
  169. 3Dominica2
  170. 3Morocco2
  171. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.2
  172. 3Cameroon2
  173. 3Eritrea2
  174. 3Costa Rica2
  175. 3United Kingdom2
  176. 3Ghana2
  177. 3Gibraltar2
  178. 3Switzerland2
  179. 3Australia2
  180. 3Sri Lanka2
  181. 3Greece2
  182. 3Liechtenstein2
  183. 3Grenada2
  184. 3Antigua and Barbuda2
  185. 3St. Kitts and Nevis2
  186. 3St. Lucia2
  187. 3Guyana2
  188. 3Libya2
  189. 3Barbados2
  190. 3Indonesia2
  191. 3Ireland2
  192. 3Brazil2
  193. 3Iraq2
  194. 3Bolivia2
  195. 3Jordan2
  196. 3United Arab Emirates2
  197. 3Belize2
  198. 3Kuwait2
  199. 3Bahamas, The2
  200. 3Cayman Islands2
  201. 4Algeria1
  202. 4Bermuda1
  203. 4Marshall Islands1
  204. 4Iran, Islamic Rep.1
  205. 4Guam1
  206. 4Afghanistan1
  207. 4Philippines1
  208. 4Nigeria1
  209. 4Tanzania1
  210. 4Virgin Islands (U.S.)1

Duration of pre-primary education