How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Latvia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Latvia: Preprimary education, duration

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

5 years

in 2025

Latvia

6 years

in 2025

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank

13th

Latvia rank

10th

Preprimary education, duration over time

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 6 years against 5 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1 years.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 10th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4 years	6 years	2 years	Latvia
2000s	4 years	6 years	2 years	Latvia
2010s	4.7 years	6 years	1.3 years	Latvia
2020s	5 years	6 years	1 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher preprimary education, duration, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Latvia?: Latvia, at 6 years against 5 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in preprimary education, duration between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Latvia?: 1 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Latvia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Latvia rank globally for preprimary education, duration?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 10th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Preprimary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 6,082 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.