Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Cook Islands or Saint Lucia?

Cook Islands, at 2 years against 2 years in Saint Lucia as of 2025.

What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Cook Islands and Saint Lucia?

0 years, with Cook Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Saint Lucia?

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.

Cook Islands vs Saint Lucia: Duration of pre-primary education

Cook Islands

2 years

in 2025

Saint Lucia

2 years

in 2025

Cook Islands rank

146th

Saint Lucia rank

146th

Duration of pre-primary education over time

Cook Islands
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 2 years against 2 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 146th and Saint Lucia ranks 146th of 223 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 years	2 years	1 years	Saint Lucia
1980s	1 years	2 years	1 years	Saint Lucia
1990s	1.2 years	2 years	0.8 years	Saint Lucia
2000s	2 years	2 years	0 years	—
2010s	2 years	2 years	0 years	—
2020s	2 years	2 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Cook Islands or Saint Lucia?: Cook Islands, at 2 years against 2 years in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Cook Islands and Saint Lucia?: 0 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Saint Lucia?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cook Islands and Saint Lucia rank globally for duration of pre-primary education?: Cook Islands ranks 146th and Saint Lucia ranks 146th 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.