Preprimary education, duration (years) - Country Ranking
Definition: Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 7.00 | 2021 |
| 1 | Guatemala | 7.00 | 2020 |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 7.00 | 2021 |
| 1 | Lithuania | 7.00 | 2021 |
| 1 | El Salvador | 7.00 | 2020 |
| 1 | South Africa | 7.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Yemen | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Romania | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | San Marino | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Serbia | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Sweden | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Panama | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Peru | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Latvia | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Moldova | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Mauritania | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Greece | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Croatia | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Haiti | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Jamaica | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Mexico | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Qatar | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Russia | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Rwanda | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Singapore | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Finland | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Cyprus | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Germany | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Denmark | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Colombia | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Argentina | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Belgium | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Brazil | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Oman | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Vietnam | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Austria | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Chile | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Cuba | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Spain | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Iceland | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Israel | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Cambodia | 6.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Lao PDR | 6.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | Hungary | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | Ireland | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Ghana | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Dominica | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Barbados | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Ukraine | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Albania | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Norway | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | Slovenia | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | The Gambia | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Namibia | 5.00 | 1999 |
| 53 | Korea | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Grenada | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | Nigeria | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | New Zealand | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Myanmar | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Montenegro | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Morocco | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Paraguay | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Thailand | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 5.00 | 2021 |
| 53 | Turkey | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 53 | Venezuela | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 4.00 | 2021 |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Zambia | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Poland | 4.00 | 2021 |
| 81 | Mongolia | 4.00 | 2021 |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 4.00 | 2021 |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Belarus | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 4.00 | 2021 |
| 81 | Australia | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 4.00 | 2021 |
| 81 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | St. Lucia | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Lebanon | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Liberia | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Japan | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Honduras | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Italy | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Czech Republic | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Botswana | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Congo | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Cabo Verde | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Fiji | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | France | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Georgia | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Andorra | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Chad | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Togo | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Tunisia | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Tuvalu | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Uganda | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Eswatini | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Nauru | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Palau | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | China | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Brunei | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Canada | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Armenia | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Guinea | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Gabon | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Comoros | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Ecuador | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Mauritius | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Malawi | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Mali | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Macao SAR, China | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Netherlands | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Somalia | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | São Tomé and Principe | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Slovak Republic | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Guyana | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | India | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Kiribati | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Kenya | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Niger | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Monaco | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Madagascar | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 3.00 | 2021 |
| 96 | Lesotho | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Mozambique | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 96 | Senegal | 3.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Samoa | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Sudan | 2.00 | 2021 |
| 157 | Tanzania | 2.00 | 2019 |
| 157 | Malaysia | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Tonga | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Suriname | 2.00 | 2021 |
| 157 | Kuwait | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Libya | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Iraq | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Malta | 2.00 | 2017 |
| 157 | Egypt | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Eritrea | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Benin | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Switzerland | 2.00 | 2021 |
| 157 | Belize | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Seychelles | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Nepal | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Pakistan | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Burundi | 2.00 | 2021 |
| 157 | Bhutan | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | The Bahamas | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Bolivia | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 2.00 | 2013 |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Angola | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Cameroon | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 157 | Djibouti | 2.00 | 2021 |
| 157 | Jordan | 2.00 | 2020 |
| 188 | Iran | 1.00 | 2020 |
| 188 | Philippines | 1.00 | 2020 |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 1.00 | 2021 |
| 188 | Algeria | 1.00 | 2020 |
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Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).
Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Aggregation method: Median
Periodicity: Annual
