Preprimary education, duration (years)
Education & R&DWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.PRE.DURS•Years•1970 → 2025•202 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Education & R&DWB WDI
Coverage
202
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Preprimary education, duration (years) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Years
≤ 2
2 – 3
3 – 3
3 – 4.86
4.86 – 6
6 – 6
> 6
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Preprimary education, duration (years)
202 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Preprimary education, duration (years)
Countries
202
Median
4
Mean
4.1
25th pctl
3
75th pctl
6
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Preprimary education, duration (years)
SingaporeAustraliaParaguay
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| EstoniaEST | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 7 Years | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 6 Years | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 5 Years | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 4 Years | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| AndorraAND | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| MonacoMCO | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 3 Years | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 2 Years | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 1 Years | 2025 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1 Years | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 1 Years | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 1 Years | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 1 Years | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 1 Years | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)