Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?

Papua New Guinea, at 4 years against 4 years in Sweden as of 2025.

What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?

0 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Duration of pre-primary education

Papua New Guinea

4 years

in 2025

Sweden

4 years

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

1st

Sweden rank

1st

Duration of pre-primary education over time

Papua New Guinea
Sweden

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 223 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2 years	4 years	2 years	Sweden
1980s	2 years	4 years	2 years	Sweden
1990s	1.8 years	4 years	2.2 years	Sweden
2000s	1 years	4 years	3 years	Sweden
2010s	3.4 years	4 years	0.6 years	Sweden
2020s	4 years	4 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher duration of pre-primary education, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?: Papua New Guinea, at 4 years against 4 years in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of pre-primary education between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?: 0 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for duration of pre-primary education?: Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st 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.