What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Duration of pre-primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Duration of pre-primary education

Bangladesh

3 years

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic

3 years

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

27th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

27th

Duration of pre-primary education over time

Bangladesh
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th of 223 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 years	3 years	2 years	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s	1 years	3 years	2 years	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s	1.4 years	3 years	1.6 years	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	3 years	3 years	0 years	—
2010s	3 years	3 years	0 years	—
2020s	3 years	3 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Bangladesh, at 3 years against 3 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for duration of pre-primary education?: Bangladesh ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Duration of pre-primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Duration of pre-primary education
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 12,020 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years that a child is expected to spend in pre-primary education, defined by country's official educational regulations or laws.