Preprimary education, duration (years) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Preprimary education, duration (years) was 4.5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4.5 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.5 years, in 2007.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Preprimary education, duration (years) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5 years | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.85 years | 4.5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 6 |
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 years in 2007.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for preprimary education, duration?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.