Preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Preprimary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 44 groups
All-time high
5 years
in 2013
All-time low
4 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 5 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 years | 4 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
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More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 906,553 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.9% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.