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The duration of pre-primary education in the World

4 years in 2022

World the duration of pre-primary education was at level of 4 years in 2022, unchanged from the previous year.

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The education indicators of pre-primary education in the World
Enrollment Rate 60.86 % in 2020 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 17.45 ratio in 2018 WB
Macro Region
Africa 54 timeseries
Asia 21 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 21 timeseries
Europe 41 timeseries
Middle East 16 timeseries
North America 6 years in 2022 WB
Oceania 14 timeseries
South America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 13 timeseries
Country (years in 2022)

Croatia is the top country by the duration of pre-primary education in the world. As of 2022, the duration of pre-primary education in Croatia was 7 years. The top 5 countries also includes El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, and Hungary.

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Croatia 7 WB
El Salvador 7 WB
Estonia 7 WB
Guatemala 7 WB
Hungary 7 WB
Indonesia 7 WB
Liechtenstein 7 WB
Lithuania 7 WB
South Africa 7 WB
Argentina 6 WB
Austria 6 WB
Bahrain 6 WB
Belgium 6 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 WB
Brazil 6 WB
Cambodia 6 WB
Canada 6 WB
Chile 6 WB
Colombia 6 WB
Costa Rica 6 WB
Cuba 6 WB
Cyprus 6 WB
Denmark 6 WB
Equatorial Guinea 6 WB
Finland 6 WB
Germany 6 WB
Greece 6 WB
Haiti 6 WB
Iceland 6 WB
Israel 6 WB
Jamaica 6 WB
Kyrgyzstan 6 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 6 WB
Latvia 6 WB
Mauritania 6 WB
Mexico 6 WB
Nicaragua 6 WB
Norway 6 WB
Oman 6 WB
Panama 6 WB
Peru 6 WB
Puerto Rico 6 WB
Qatar 6 WB
Republic of Korea 6 WB
Republic of Moldova 6 WB
Romania 6 WB
Russian Federation 6 WB
San Marino 6 WB
Serbia 6 WB
Singapore 6 WB
Spain 6 WB
Sweden 6 WB
Turkey 6 WB
Uruguay 6 WB
Viet Nam 6 WB
Yemen 6 WB
Albania 5 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 5 WB
Australia 5 WB
Azerbaijan 5 WB
Barbados 5 WB
Dominica 5 WB
Gambia 5 WB
Ghana 5 WB
Grenada 5 WB
Ireland 5 WB
Kazakhstan 5 WB
Montenegro 5 WB
Morocco 5 WB
Myanmar 5 WB
New Zealand 5 WB
Nigeria 5 WB
North Macedonia 5 WB
Paraguay 5 WB
Slovenia 5 WB
Thailand 5 WB
Turkmenistan 5 WB
Ukraine 5 WB
United Kingdom 5 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5 in 2021 WB
Belarus 4 WB
Bulgaria 4 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4 WB
Marshall Islands 4 WB
Mongolia 4 WB
Papua New Guinea 4 WB
Poland 4 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 WB
Saint Lucia 4 WB
Saudi Arabia 4 WB
Tajikistan 4 WB
United Arab Emirates 4 WB
Uzbekistan 4 WB
Zambia 4 WB
Andorra 3 WB
Armenia 3 WB
Bangladesh 3 WB
Botswana 3 WB
Brunei Darussalam 3 WB
Burkina Faso 3 WB
Burundi 3 WB
Cabo Verde 3 WB
Central African Republic 3 WB
Chad 3 WB
China 3 WB
Comoros 3 WB
Congo 3 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 3 WB
Czech Republic 3 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 WB
Dominican Republic 3 WB
Ecuador 3 WB
Eswatini 3 WB
Ethiopia 3 WB
Fiji 3 WB
France 3 WB
Gabon 3 WB
Georgia 3 WB
Guinea 3 WB
Guinea Bissau 3 WB
Guyana 3 WB
Honduras 3 WB
Hong Kong 3 WB
India 3 WB
Italy 3 WB
Japan 3 WB
Kenya 3 WB
Kiribati 3 WB
Lebanon 3 WB
Lesotho 3 WB
Liberia 3 WB
Macau 3 WB
Madagascar 3 WB
Malawi 3 WB
Maldives 3 WB
Mali 3 WB
Mauritius 3 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 WB
Monaco 3 WB
Mozambique 3 WB
Nauru 3 WB
Netherlands 3 WB
Niger 3 WB
Palau 3 WB
Rwanda 3 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 3 WB
Senegal 3 WB
Sierra Leone 3 WB
Slovakia 3 WB
Solomon Islands 3 WB
Somalia 3 WB
South Sudan 3 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 3 WB
Timor-Leste 3 WB
Togo 3 WB
Tunisia 3 WB
Tuvalu 3 WB
Uganda 3 WB
Angola 2 WB
Bahamas 2 WB
Belize 2 WB
Benin 2 WB
Bhutan 2 WB
Bolivia 2 WB
Cameroon 2 WB
Djibouti 2 WB
Egypt 2 WB
Eritrea 2 WB
Iraq 2 WB
Jordan 2 WB
Kuwait 2 WB
Libya 2 WB
Malaysia 2 WB
Malta 2 WB
Namibia 2 WB
Nepal 2 WB
Pakistan 2 WB
Palestine 2 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 WB
Samoa 2 WB
Seychelles 2 WB
Sri Lanka 2 WB
Sudan 2 WB
Suriname 2 WB
Switzerland 2 WB
Tonga 2 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 2 WB
Vanuatu 2 in 2013 WB
Zimbabwe 2 WB
Afghanistan 1 WB
Algeria 1 WB
Iran 1 WB
Philippines 1 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 1 WB
Education Level
Education Indicators