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