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Duration of pre-primary education
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210 countries · 1970–2025
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1
Poland
4
2
Moldova
4
3
Lithuania
4
4
Finland
4
5
Croatia
4
6
Sweden
4
7
Papua New Guinea
4
8
Kyrgyz Republic
4
9
Latvia
4
10
Georgia
4
11
Tajikistan
4
12
Estonia
4
13
South Africa
4
14
Bulgaria
4
15
Serbia
4
16
Zambia
4
17
Mongolia
4
18
Hungary
4
19
Russian Federation
4
20
Gambia, The
4
21
Uzbekistan
4
22
Kiribati
3
23
Bhutan
3
24
Paraguay
3
25
Brunei Darussalam
3
26
Guinea-Bissau
3
27
Belgium
3
28
Guatemala
3
29
Rwanda
3
30
Gabon
3
31
Puerto Rico (US)
3
32
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
3
33
Tuvalu
3
34
Bangladesh
3
35
Saudi Arabia
3
36
Burundi
3
37
Hong Kong SAR, China
3
38
France
3
39
Senegal
3
40
Honduras
3
41
Fiji
3
42
Palau
3
43
Singapore
3
44
Haiti
3
45
Ethiopia
3
46
Solomon Islands
3
47
Viet Nam
3
48
Peru
3
49
Sierra Leone
3
50
Spain
3
51
Azerbaijan
3
52
El Salvador
3
53
India
3
54
San Marino
3
55
Ecuador
3
56
French Polynesia
3
57
Guinea
3
58
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
3
59
Bahrain
3
60
Austria
3
61
Dominican Republic
3
62
South Sudan
3
63
Denmark
3
64
Iceland
3
65
United States
3
66
Israel
3
67
Sao Tome and Principe
3
68
Italy
3
69
Romania
3
70
Jamaica
3
71
Norway
3
72
Slovak Republic
3
73
Germany
3
74
Czechia
3
75
Netherlands
3
76
Slovenia
3
77
Cyprus
3
78
Japan
3
79
Nicaragua
3
80
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
81
Uruguay
3
82
Kazakhstan
3
83
Mexico
3
84
Kenya
3
85
Eswatini
3
86
Niger
3
87
Curacao
3
88
Cambodia
3
89
New Caledonia
3
90
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3
91
Cuba
3
92
Yemen, Rep.
3
93
Turkiye
3
94
Tunisia
3
95
Monaco
3
96
Belarus
3
97
American Samoa
3
98
Syrian Arab Republic
3
99
Cabo Verde
3
100
Armenia
3
101
Ukraine
3
102
Korea, Rep.
3
103
Malawi
3
104
Comoros
3
105
Colombia
3
106
Lao PDR
3
107
Chad
3
108
Portugal
3
109
Congo, Rep.
3
110
Togo
3
111
Lebanon
3
112
Mauritania
3
113
Congo, Dem. Rep.
3
114
Liberia
3
115
Argentina
3
116
Thailand
3
117
Cote d'Ivoire
3
118
Equatorial Guinea
3
119
Mozambique
3
120
China
3
121
Uganda
3
122
Venezuela, RB
3
123
Montenegro
3
124
Turkmenistan
3
125
Chile
3
126
Timor-Leste
3
127
Lesotho
3
128
Qatar
3
129
Canada
3
130
Central African Republic
3
131
Madagascar
3
132
Luxembourg
3
133
Mali
3
134
Botswana
3
135
Burkina Faso
3
136
Macao SAR, China
3
137
North Macedonia
3
138
Albania
3
139
Angola
3
140
Andorra
3
141
Aruba
2
142
West Bank and Gaza
2
143
Barbados
2
144
Panama
2
145
Trinidad and Tobago
2
146
Cayman Islands
2
147
Antigua and Barbuda
2
148
Gibraltar
2
149
Jordan
2
150
Zimbabwe
2
151
Switzerland
2
152
Samoa
2
153
Bahamas, The
2
154
Sri Lanka
2
155
Djibouti
2
156
Suriname
2
157
Nepal
2
158
Indonesia
2
159
Myanmar
2
160
Dominica
2
161
Benin
2
162
United Arab Emirates
2
163
Australia
2
164
Naoero
2
165
New Zealand
2
166
British Virgin Islands
2
167
Grenada
2
168
Iraq
2
169
Greece
2
170
Vanuatu
2
171
Tonga
2
172
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
2
173
Oman
2
174
Malta
2
175
Pakistan
2
176
Ireland
2
177
Guyana
2
178
Egypt, Arab Rep.
2
179
Sudan
2
180
Brazil
2
181
Bolivia
2
182
Libya
2
183
Eritrea
2
184
Cameroon
2
185
Belize
2
186
Mauritius
2
187
Kuwait
2
188
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
2
189
Turks and Caicos Islands
2
190
Malaysia
2
191
St. Lucia
2
192
St. Kitts and Nevis
2
193
Maldives
2
194
Costa Rica
2
195
United Kingdom
2
196
Ghana
2
197
Namibia
2
198
Morocco
2
199
Seychelles
2
200
Liechtenstein
2
201
Iran, Islamic Rep.
1
202
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
1
203
Guam
1
204
Philippines
1
205
Algeria
1
206
Nigeria
1
207
Bermuda
1
208
Marshall Islands
1
209
Tanzania
1
210
Afghanistan
1
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