Lesotho vs Niger: Duration of pre-primary education

Lesotho

3 years

in 2025

Niger

3 years

in 2025

Lesotho rank

27th

Niger rank

27th

Duration of pre-primary education over time

Lesotho
Niger

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Niger, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 27th and Niger ranks 27th of 223 countries.

Individual pages

Duration of pre-primary education in Lesotho
Duration of pre-primary education in Niger
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.