Benin vs Tonga: Duration of pre-primary education

Benin

2 years

in 2025

Tonga

2 years

in 2025

Benin rank

146th

Tonga rank

146th

Duration of pre-primary education over time

Benin
Tonga

How they compare

Benin currently reports 2 years against 2 years in Tonga, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.

Benin ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 146th of 223 countries.

Individual pages

Duration of pre-primary education in Benin
Duration of pre-primary education in Tonga
Full country ranking

About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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