Korea vs New Zealand: Theoretical duration of early childhood education

Korea
5 years
in 2019
New Zealand
5 years
in 2019
Korea rank
50th
New Zealand rank
50th

Theoretical duration of early childhood education over time

  • Korea
  • New Zealand
12345197519972019

How they compare

Korea currently reports 5 years against 5 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was New Zealand ahead.

Korea ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 50th of 204 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1 years 4 years 3 years New Zealand
2000s 1 years 4 years 3 years New Zealand
2010s 4.6 years 4.7 years 0.1 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of early childhood education, Korea or New Zealand?
Korea, at 5 years against 5 years in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of early childhood education between Korea and New Zealand?
0 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for theoretical duration of early childhood education?
Korea ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 50th 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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About this data

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

Number of grades (years) in early childhood education.