Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Dominican Republic or Mali?

Dominican Republic, at 3 years against 3 years in Mali as of 2025.

What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Dominican Republic and Mali?

0 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mali?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Mali: Duration of pre-primary education

Dominican Republic

3 years

in 2025

Mali

3 years

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

27th

Mali rank

27th

Duration of pre-primary education over time

Dominican Republic
Mali

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Mali, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 27th and Mali ranks 27th of 223 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Dominican Republic
1980s	4 years	2 years	2 years	Dominican Republic
1990s	3.5 years	3.2 years	0.3 years	Dominican Republic
2000s	3 years	4 years	1 years	Mali
2010s	3 years	3.7 years	0.7 years	Mali
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, Dominican Republic or Mali?: Dominican Republic, at 3 years against 3 years in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Dominican Republic and Mali?: 0 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mali?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Mali rank globally for duration of pre-primary education?: Dominican Republic ranks 27th and Mali 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.