Preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Preprimary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 44 groups
All-time high
5 years
in 1998
All-time low
5 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
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More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.28 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific?
- Preprimary education, duration in East Asia & Pacific was 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for preprimary education, duration?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.