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