Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Madagascar or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

Madagascar, at 3 years against 3 years in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.

What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Madagascar and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

0 years, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

27 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Madagascar vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Duration of pre-primary education

Madagascar

3 years

in 2025

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

3 years

in 2025

Madagascar rank

27th

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank

27th

Duration of pre-primary education over time

Madagascar
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 27th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 27th of 223 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3 years	2 years	1 years	Madagascar
2000s	3 years	2 years	1 years	Madagascar
2010s	3 years	2.7 years	0.3 years	Madagascar
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, Madagascar or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: Madagascar, at 3 years against 3 years in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Madagascar and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: 0 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for duration of pre-primary education?: Madagascar ranks 27th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.