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Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years)

years · higher is better · 202 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Estonia7
  2. 1Lithuania7
  3. 1Liechtenstein7
  4. 1Guatemala7
  5. 1Croatia7
  6. 1El Salvador7
  7. 1Hungary7
  8. 1Indonesia7
  9. 1South Africa7
  10. 2Uruguay6
  11. 2Haiti6
  12. 2Iceland6
  13. 2Spain6
  14. 2Nicaragua6
  15. 2Latvia6
  16. 2Romania6
  17. 2Israel6
  18. 2Austria6
  19. 2Singapore6
  20. 2Greece6
  21. 2Qatar6
  22. 2Peru6
  23. 2Bahrain6
  24. 2Turkiye6
  25. 2Denmark6
  26. 2Mauritania6
  27. 2Yemen, Rep.6
  28. 2Panama6
  29. 2Bosnia and Herzegovina6
  30. 2San Marino6
  31. 2Germany6
  32. 2Mexico6
  33. 2United Arab Emirates6
  34. 2Jamaica6
  35. 2Lao PDR6
  36. 2Cyprus6
  37. 2Serbia6
  38. 2Kyrgyz Republic6
  39. 2Curacao6
  40. 2Brazil6
  41. 2Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6
  42. 2Canada6
  43. 2Cuba6
  44. 2Georgia6
  45. 2Norway6
  46. 2Costa Rica6
  47. 2Korea, Rep.6
  48. 2Oman6
  49. 2Viet Nam6
  50. 2Colombia6
  51. 2Puerto Rico (US)6
  52. 2Argentina6
  53. 2Chile6
  54. 2Cambodia6
  55. 2Finland6
  56. 2Equatorial Guinea6
  57. 2Moldova6
  58. 2Sweden6
  59. 2Belgium6
  60. 2Russian Federation6
  61. 3Thailand5
  62. 3Australia5
  63. 3Ukraine5
  64. 3Antigua and Barbuda5
  65. 3Kazakhstan5
  66. 3British Virgin Islands5
  67. 3Ghana5
  68. 3Ireland5
  69. 3Azerbaijan5
  70. 3United Kingdom5
  71. 3Paraguay5
  72. 3Aruba5
  73. 3Grenada5
  74. 3Morocco5
  75. 3Venezuela, RB5
  76. 3Slovenia5
  77. 3Turkmenistan5
  78. 3Sierra Leone5
  79. 3Myanmar5
  80. 3New Zealand5
  81. 3Albania5
  82. 3Gambia, The5
  83. 3Montenegro5
  84. 3North Macedonia5
  85. 3Nigeria5
  86. 3Dominica5
  87. 3Barbados5
  88. 4Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4
  89. 4St. Kitts and Nevis4
  90. 4Tajikistan4
  91. 4Marshall Islands4
  92. 4Cayman Islands4
  93. 4Mongolia4
  94. 4Belarus4
  95. 4Maldives4
  96. 4Bulgaria4
  97. 4Saudi Arabia4
  98. 4Uzbekistan4
  99. 4St. Lucia4
  100. 4Poland4
  101. 4Gibraltar4
  102. 4Papua New Guinea4
  103. 4Zambia4
  104. 5Netherlands3
  105. 5Tuvalu3
  106. 5Italy3
  107. 5Lebanon3
  108. 5Mauritius3
  109. 5Congo, Rep.3
  110. 5Solomon Islands3
  111. 5Dominican Republic3
  112. 5Naoero3
  113. 5Cote d'Ivoire3
  114. 5Togo3
  115. 5Tunisia3
  116. 5Bhutan3
  117. 5Mozambique3
  118. 5Brunei Darussalam3
  119. 5Comoros3
  120. 5Central African Republic3
  121. 5Slovak Republic3
  122. 5Eswatini3
  123. 5Somalia, Fed. Rep.3
  124. 5Monaco3
  125. 5Guinea3
  126. 5France3
  127. 5Guinea-Bissau3
  128. 5Lesotho3
  129. 5Czechia3
  130. 5Mali3
  131. 5Cabo Verde3
  132. 5Fiji3
  133. 5South Sudan3
  134. 5Kiribati3
  135. 5China3
  136. 5Burundi3
  137. 5Angola3
  138. 5Syrian Arab Republic3
  139. 5Chad3
  140. 5Kenya3
  141. 5Hong Kong SAR, China3
  142. 5Timor-Leste3
  143. 5Armenia3
  144. 5Palau3
  145. 5Honduras3
  146. 5Rwanda3
  147. 5Niger3
  148. 5Ethiopia3
  149. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.3
  150. 5Gabon3
  151. 5Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3
  152. 5Uganda3
  153. 5Macao SAR, China3
  154. 5Malawi3
  155. 5Senegal3
  156. 5Burkina Faso3
  157. 5Sao Tome and Principe3
  158. 5India3
  159. 5Andorra3
  160. 5Bangladesh3
  161. 5Japan3
  162. 5Madagascar3
  163. 5Liberia3
  164. 5Ecuador3
  165. 5Botswana3
  166. 6Kuwait2
  167. 6Vanuatu2
  168. 6Samoa2
  169. 6Malta2
  170. 6Turks and Caicos Islands2
  171. 6Guyana2
  172. 6West Bank and Gaza2
  173. 6Switzerland2
  174. 6Namibia2
  175. 6St. Vincent and the Grenadines2
  176. 6Cameroon2
  177. 6Sri Lanka2
  178. 6Iraq2
  179. 6Malaysia2
  180. 6Benin2
  181. 6Libya2
  182. 6Sudan2
  183. 6Seychelles2
  184. 6Eritrea2
  185. 6Egypt, Arab Rep.2
  186. 6Bahamas, The2
  187. 6Djibouti2
  188. 6Trinidad and Tobago2
  189. 6Nepal2
  190. 6Pakistan2
  191. 6Belize2
  192. 6Tonga2
  193. 6Jordan2
  194. 6Suriname2
  195. 6Bolivia2
  196. 6Zimbabwe2
  197. 7Bermuda1
  198. 7Afghanistan1
  199. 7Philippines1
  200. 7Algeria1
  201. 7Tanzania1
  202. 7Iran, Islamic Rep.1

Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years)