Eswatini vs India: Official entrance age to pre-primary education
Eswatini
3 years
in 2025
India
3 years
in 2025
Eswatini rank
58th
India rank
58th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education over time
- Eswatini
- India
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 3 years against 3 years in India, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 58th and India ranks 58th of 223 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 4 years | 1 years | India |
| 1980s | 3 years | 4 years | 1 years | India |
| 1990s | 3 years | 3.7 years | 0.7 years | India |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to pre-primary education, Eswatini or India?
- Eswatini, at 3 years against 3 years in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to pre-primary education between Eswatini and India?
- 0 years, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and India?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and India rank globally for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Eswatini ranks 58th and India ranks 58th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.