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Preprimary education, duration (years)
Compare preprimary education, duration (years) across 202 countries or territories using one fixed 2025 World Bank reference slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.1years
Median: 4.0years
Countries Covered
202
with available data
Highest
Croatia
7.0years
Lowest
Bermuda
1.0years
Top 5 Countries
1Croatia7.0years
2El Salvador7.0years
3Estonia7.0years
4Guatemala7.0years
5Hungary7.0years
By Region
North America6.3years(3 countries)
South America5.6years(7 countries)
Europe5.2years(30 countries)
Oceania5.0years(2 countries)
Africa3.8years(9 countries)
Key Findings
- •202 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite years observation in the fixed 2025 slice.
- •South Africa has the highest published value (7 years).
- •Afghanistan has the lowest published value (1 years).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.0years)High (7.0years)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.1years)
North America (3)
South America (7)
Europe (30)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (125)
Asia (26)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2025 World Bank slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 7.0years |
| 2 | El Salvador | 7.0years |
| 3 | Estonia | 7.0years |
| 4 | Guatemala | 7.0years |
| 5 | Hungary | 7.0years |
| 6 | Indonesia | 7.0years |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 7.0years |
| 8 | Lithuania | 7.0years |
| 9 | South Africa | 7.0years |
| 10 | Cambodia | 6.0years |
| 11 | Canada | 6.0years |
| 12 | Chile | 6.0years |
| 13 | Colombia | 6.0years |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 6.0years |
| 15 | Cuba | 6.0years |
| 16 | Cyprus | 6.0years |
| 17 | Denmark | 6.0years |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.0years |
| 19 | Finland | 6.0years |
| 20 | Georgia | 6.0years |
| 21 | Germany | 6.0years |
| 22 | Greece | 6.0years |
| 23 | Haiti | 6.0years |
| 24 | Iceland | 6.0years |
| 25 | Israel | 6.0years |
| 26 | Jamaica | 6.0years |
| 27 | South Korea | 6.0years |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0years |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.0years |
| 30 | Latvia | 6.0years |
| 31 | Mauritania | 6.0years |
| 32 | Mexico | 6.0years |
| 33 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.0years |
| 34 | Oman | 6.0years |
| 35 | Curaçao | 6.0years |
| 36 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.0years |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 6.0years |
| 38 | Norway | 6.0years |
| 39 | Panama | 6.0years |
| 40 | Peru | 6.0years |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | 6.0years |
| 42 | Qatar | 6.0years |
| 43 | Romania | 6.0years |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 6.0years |
| 45 | San Marino | 6.0years |
| 46 | Serbia | 6.0years |
| 47 | Singapore | 6.0years |
| 48 | Vietnam | 6.0years |
| 49 | Spain | 6.0years |
| 50 | Sweden | 6.0years |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 6.0years |
| 52 | Türkiye | 6.0years |
| 53 | Uruguay | 6.0years |
| 54 | Yemen | 6.0years |
| 55 | Argentina | 6.0years |
| 56 | Austria | 6.0years |
| 57 | Bahrain | 6.0years |
| 58 | Belgium | 6.0years |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0years |
| 60 | Brazil | 6.0years |
| 61 | Myanmar | 5.0years |
| 62 | Dominica | 5.0years |
| 63 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.0years |
| 64 | Ghana | 5.0years |
| 65 | Grenada | 5.0years |
| 66 | Ireland | 5.0years |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 5.0years |
| 68 | Montenegro | 5.0years |
| 69 | Morocco | 5.0years |
| 70 | Aruba | 5.0years |
| 71 | New Zealand | 5.0years |
| 72 | Nigeria | 5.0years |
| 73 | Paraguay | 5.0years |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 5.0years |
| 75 | Slovenia | 5.0years |
| 76 | Thailand | 5.0years |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 5.0years |
| 78 | Ukraine | 5.0years |
| 79 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.0years |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 5.0years |
| 81 | Venezuela | 5.0years |
| 82 | Albania | 5.0years |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.0years |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 5.0years |
| 85 | Australia | 5.0years |
| 86 | Barbados | 5.0years |
| 87 | Virgin Islands, British | 5.0years |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 4.0years |
| 89 | Belarus | 4.0years |
| 90 | Cayman Islands | 4.0years |
| 91 | Gibraltar | 4.0years |
| 92 | North Korea | 4.0years |
| 93 | Maldives | 4.0years |
| 94 | Mongolia | 4.0years |
| 95 | Marshall Islands | 4.0years |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0years |
| 97 | Poland | 4.0years |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.0years |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 4.0years |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 4.0years |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 4.0years |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 4.0years |
| 103 | Zambia | 4.0years |
| 104 | Burundi | 3.0years |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 3.0years |
| 106 | Central African Republic | 3.0years |
| 107 | Chad | 3.0years |
| 108 | People's Republic of China | 3.0years |
| 109 | Comoros | 3.0years |
| 110 | Republic of the Congo | 3.0years |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.0years |
| 112 | Czech Republic | 3.0years |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 3.0years |
| 114 | Ecuador | 3.0years |
| 115 | Ethiopia | 3.0years |
| 116 | Fiji | 3.0years |
| 117 | France | 3.0years |
| 118 | Gabon | 3.0years |
| 119 | Kiribati | 3.0years |
| 120 | Guinea | 3.0years |
| 121 | Honduras | 3.0years |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 3.0years |
| 123 | India | 3.0years |
| 124 | Italy | 3.0years |
| 125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.0years |
| 126 | Japan | 3.0years |
| 127 | Kenya | 3.0years |
| 128 | Lebanon | 3.0years |
| 129 | Lesotho | 3.0years |
| 130 | Liberia | 3.0years |
| 131 | Macao | 3.0years |
| 132 | Madagascar | 3.0years |
| 133 | Malawi | 3.0years |
| 134 | Mali | 3.0years |
| 135 | Mauritius | 3.0years |
| 136 | Monaco | 3.0years |
| 137 | Mozambique | 3.0years |
| 138 | Nauru | 3.0years |
| 139 | Netherlands | 3.0years |
| 140 | Niger | 3.0years |
| 141 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.0years |
| 142 | Palau | 3.0years |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.0years |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 3.0years |
| 145 | Rwanda | 3.0years |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.0years |
| 147 | Senegal | 3.0years |
| 148 | Slovakia | 3.0years |
| 149 | Somalia | 3.0years |
| 150 | South Sudan | 3.0years |
| 151 | Eswatini | 3.0years |
| 152 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.0years |
| 153 | Togo | 3.0years |
| 154 | Tunisia | 3.0years |
| 155 | Tuvalu | 3.0years |
| 156 | Uganda | 3.0years |
| 157 | Burkina Faso | 3.0years |
| 158 | Andorra | 3.0years |
| 159 | Angola | 3.0years |
| 160 | Bangladesh | 3.0years |
| 161 | Armenia | 3.0years |
| 162 | Bhutan | 3.0years |
| 163 | Botswana | 3.0years |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 3.0years |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.0years |
| 166 | Cameroon | 2.0years |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | 2.0years |
| 168 | Benin | 2.0years |
| 169 | Eritrea | 2.0years |
| 170 | Djibouti | 2.0years |
| 171 | State of Palestine | 2.0years |
| 172 | Guyana | 2.0years |
| 173 | Iraq | 2.0years |
| 174 | Jordan | 2.0years |
| 175 | Kuwait | 2.0years |
| 176 | Libya | 2.0years |
| 177 | Malaysia | 2.0years |
| 178 | Malta | 2.0years |
| 179 | Namibia | 2.0years |
| 180 | Nepal | 2.0years |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 2.0years |
| 182 | Pakistan | 2.0years |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.0years |
| 184 | Seychelles | 2.0years |
| 185 | Zimbabwe | 2.0years |
| 186 | Sudan | 2.0years |
| 187 | Suriname | 2.0years |
| 188 | Switzerland | 2.0years |
| 189 | Tonga | 2.0years |
| 190 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0years |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.0years |
| 192 | Egypt | 2.0years |
| 193 | Samoa | 2.0years |
| 194 | Bahamas | 2.0years |
| 195 | Bolivia | 2.0years |
| 196 | Belize | 2.0years |
| 197 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.0years |
| 198 | Philippines | 1.0years |
| 199 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.0years |
| 200 | Afghanistan | 1.0years |
| 201 | Algeria | 1.0years |
| 202 | Bermuda | 1.0years |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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