How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Theoretical duration of early childhood education

Finland

6 years

in 2020

Lao People's Democratic Republic

6 years

in 2019

Finland rank

6th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

6th

Theoretical duration of early childhood education over time

Finland
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Finland currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 6th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th of 204 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4 years	3 years	1 years	Finland
2000s	4 years	6 years	2 years	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	5.4 years	6 years	0.6 years	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of early childhood education, Finland or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Finland, at 6 years against 6 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of early childhood education between Finland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Finland and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for theoretical duration of early childhood education?: Finland ranks 6th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 4,300 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of grades (years) in early childhood education.