Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
223
Highest
6 years
Afghanistan
Lowest
2 years
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
3 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,020
What the numbers show
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years) is currently reported for 223 countries. The highest value is 6 years in Afghanistan; the lowest is 2 years in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 3 years, and the mean is 3.29 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 40.0%).
Official entrance age to pre-primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 6 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6 years | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Algeria | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Guam | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 5 years | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Philippines | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | United States Virgin Islands | 5 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Anguilla | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Montserrat | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Tokelau | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Aruba | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Benin | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Bermuda | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Brazil | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Djibouti | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Egypt | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Eritrea | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Ghana | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Guinea | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Guatemala | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Guyana | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Iraq | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Jordan | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Kuwait | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Libya | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Morocco | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Maldives | 4 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 4 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 14 | Malaysia | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Niger | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Naoero | 4 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 14 | Oman | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Panama | 4 years | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 14 | Palestine, State of | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Sudan | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | El Salvador | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Suriname | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Seychelles | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Tonga | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Western Sahara | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 4 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Angola | 3 years | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 56 | Albania | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Andorra | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Argentina | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Armenia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | American Samoa | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Australia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Austria | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Burundi | 3 years | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bahrain | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bahamas | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Belarus | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Belize | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Barbados | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bhutan | 3 years | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Canada | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Chile | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | China (People’s Republic of) | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Congo | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Colombia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Comoros | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Cuba | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Curaçao | 3 years | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Cyprus | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Germany | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Dominica | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Denmark | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Ecuador | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Estonia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Finland | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Fiji | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | France | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Gabon | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Gibraltar | 3 years | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 56 | Gambia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Grenada | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Hong Kong, China | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Honduras | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Croatia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Haiti | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Hungary | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | India | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Ireland | 3 years | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 56 | Iceland | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Israel | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Jamaica | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Japan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Kenya | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Cambodia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Kiribati | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Korea | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Lebanon | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Liberia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Lesotho | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Lithuania | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Latvia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Macau, China | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Monaco | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Madagascar | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Mexico | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Malta | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Myanmar | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Montenegro | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Mozambique | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Mauritania | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Mauritius | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Malawi | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | New Caledonia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Netherlands | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Norway | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Nepal | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | New Zealand | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Pakistan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Peru | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Palau | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Portugal | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | French Polynesia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Qatar | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Romania | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Russia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Rwanda | 3 years | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Senegal | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Singapore | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | San Marino | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Somalia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Serbia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | South Sudan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Slovak Republic | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Slovenia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Sweden | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Eswatini | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Sint Maarten | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Chad | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Togo | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Thailand | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Tunisia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Türkiye | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Uganda | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Ukraine | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Uruguay | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | United States | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | British Virgin Islands | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Samoa | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Yemen | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | South Africa | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Zambia | 3 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Georgia | 2 years | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 211 | Mongolia | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 211 | French Guiana | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Guadeloupe | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Martinique | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Réunion | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 years | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release