Preprimary education, duration (years) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Preprimary education, duration (years) was 3 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 3 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 23rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Preprimary education, duration (years) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0599 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Preprimary education, duration in Africa Eastern and Southern was 3 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.