Preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 5 years, measured in 2025. 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Preprimary education, duration in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.