Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
69
Highest
4
Réunion
Lowest
0
Montenegro
Median
1
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
5,905
What the numbers show
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 4 in Réunion; the lowest is 0 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.54.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 100.0%).
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Réunion | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Martinique | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | France | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Aruba | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Maldives | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Naoero | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Panama | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Uruguay | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Curaçao | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Tonga | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Slovakia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Saint Helena | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Nepal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Angola | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Guam | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Macau, China | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Denmark | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Comoros | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Montenegro | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release