How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Latvia: Preprimary education, duration

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

5 years

in 2025

Latvia

6 years

in 2025

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

11th

Latvia rank

10th

Preprimary education, duration over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 6 years against 5 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1 years.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 10th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Latvia?: Latvia, at 6 years against 5 years in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in preprimary education, duration between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Latvia?: 1 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Latvia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Latvia rank globally for preprimary education, duration?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 10th of 44 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: 20 August 2026

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