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Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years)

years · higher is better · 210 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Zambia4
  2. 1Bulgaria4
  3. 1Latvia4
  4. 1Kyrgyz Republic4
  5. 1Finland4
  6. 1Poland4
  7. 1Hungary4
  8. 1Lithuania4
  9. 1Uzbekistan4
  10. 1Mongolia4
  11. 1Serbia4
  12. 1Estonia4
  13. 1Papua New Guinea4
  14. 1Gambia, The4
  15. 1Croatia4
  16. 1Moldova4
  17. 1Sweden4
  18. 1Russian Federation4
  19. 1South Africa4
  20. 1Georgia4
  21. 1Tajikistan4
  22. 2Belgium3
  23. 2Viet Nam3
  24. 2Canada3
  25. 2Turkiye3
  26. 2Guinea-Bissau3
  27. 2Mali3
  28. 2Czechia3
  29. 2Mozambique3
  30. 2Kenya3
  31. 2Burundi3
  32. 2Equatorial Guinea3
  33. 2North Macedonia3
  34. 2Luxembourg3
  35. 2Kiribati3
  36. 2India3
  37. 2Lebanon3
  38. 2Tuvalu3
  39. 2Timor-Leste3
  40. 2Cuba3
  41. 2Mauritania3
  42. 2Botswana3
  43. 2Lao PDR3
  44. 2Singapore3
  45. 2Turkmenistan3
  46. 2South Sudan3
  47. 2Eswatini3
  48. 2Malawi3
  49. 2Hong Kong SAR, China3
  50. 2Kazakhstan3
  51. 2Paraguay3
  52. 2Liberia3
  53. 2Chile3
  54. 2El Salvador3
  55. 2Mexico3
  56. 2American Samoa3
  57. 2United States3
  58. 2Macao SAR, China3
  59. 2Curacao3
  60. 2Japan3
  61. 2Belarus3
  62. 2China3
  63. 2Austria3
  64. 2New Caledonia3
  65. 2Gabon3
  66. 2Thailand3
  67. 2Spain3
  68. 2Madagascar3
  69. 2Niger3
  70. 2Argentina3
  71. 2Slovak Republic3
  72. 2Monaco3
  73. 2Cyprus3
  74. 2Haiti3
  75. 2Togo3
  76. 2Israel3
  77. 2Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3
  78. 2Puerto Rico (US)3
  79. 2Peru3
  80. 2Cote d'Ivoire3
  81. 2Albania3
  82. 2Uganda3
  83. 2Bangladesh3
  84. 2Nicaragua3
  85. 2Colombia3
  86. 2France3
  87. 2Chad3
  88. 2Dominican Republic3
  89. 2Netherlands3
  90. 2Azerbaijan3
  91. 2Bhutan3
  92. 2Portugal3
  93. 2Korea, Rep.3
  94. 2Sao Tome and Principe3
  95. 2Brunei Darussalam3
  96. 2Norway3
  97. 2Bahrain3
  98. 2Fiji3
  99. 2Iceland3
  100. 2Honduras3
  101. 2Guatemala3
  102. 2Cambodia3
  103. 2San Marino3
  104. 2Senegal3
  105. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.3
  106. 2Saudi Arabia3
  107. 2Andorra3
  108. 2Romania3
  109. 2Qatar3
  110. 2Syrian Arab Republic3
  111. 2Jamaica3
  112. 2Rwanda3
  113. 2French Polynesia3
  114. 2Lesotho3
  115. 2Congo, Dem. Rep.3
  116. 2Ukraine3
  117. 2Slovenia3
  118. 2Yemen, Rep.3
  119. 2Uruguay3
  120. 2Germany3
  121. 2Ethiopia3
  122. 2Ecuador3
  123. 2Congo, Rep.3
  124. 2Burkina Faso3
  125. 2Bosnia and Herzegovina3
  126. 2Comoros3
  127. 2Solomon Islands3
  128. 2Palau3
  129. 2Venezuela, RB3
  130. 2Armenia3
  131. 2Italy3
  132. 2Angola3
  133. 2Sierra Leone3
  134. 2Central African Republic3
  135. 2Tunisia3
  136. 2Sint Maarten (Dutch part)3
  137. 2Denmark3
  138. 2Cabo Verde3
  139. 2Montenegro3
  140. 2Guinea3
  141. 3Kuwait2
  142. 3Sri Lanka2
  143. 3Barbados2
  144. 3Morocco2
  145. 3Guyana2
  146. 3Liechtenstein2
  147. 3British Virgin Islands2
  148. 3Grenada2
  149. 3Maldives2
  150. 3St. Lucia2
  151. 3Greece2
  152. 3Indonesia2
  153. 3Libya2
  154. 3Malta2
  155. 3Myanmar2
  156. 3Aruba2
  157. 3Trinidad and Tobago2
  158. 3Belize2
  159. 3Tonga2
  160. 3Gibraltar2
  161. 3Switzerland2
  162. 3Ghana2
  163. 3Mauritius2
  164. 3Vanuatu2
  165. 3Sudan2
  166. 3Malaysia2
  167. 3United Kingdom2
  168. 3Namibia2
  169. 3Ireland2
  170. 3Samoa2
  171. 3Jordan2
  172. 3Cameroon2
  173. 3Turks and Caicos Islands2
  174. 3Nepal2
  175. 3St. Kitts and Nevis2
  176. 3Naoero2
  177. 3New Zealand2
  178. 3Seychelles2
  179. 3Oman2
  180. 3Pakistan2
  181. 3Iraq2
  182. 3Australia2
  183. 3Panama2
  184. 3United Arab Emirates2
  185. 3Eritrea2
  186. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.2
  187. 3Bahamas, The2
  188. 3St. Vincent and the Grenadines2
  189. 3Bolivia2
  190. 3Suriname2
  191. 3Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2
  192. 3Costa Rica2
  193. 3Cayman Islands2
  194. 3West Bank and Gaza2
  195. 3Benin2
  196. 3Dominica2
  197. 3Zimbabwe2
  198. 3Djibouti2
  199. 3Brazil2
  200. 3Antigua and Barbuda2
  201. 4Guam1
  202. 4Algeria1
  203. 4Afghanistan1
  204. 4Marshall Islands1
  205. 4Virgin Islands (U.S.)1
  206. 4Tanzania1
  207. 4Iran, Islamic Rep.1
  208. 4Bermuda1
  209. 4Philippines1
  210. 4Nigeria1

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years)