Preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Preprimary education, duration was 5.5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.5 years
Change on year
down 8.3%
Rank
12th
of 46 groups
All-time high
6 years
in 2024
All-time low
4 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 5.5 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.
That places Late-demographic dividend 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend, 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 | 5.5 years | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5 years | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 5.5 years | -8.3% |
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 | 4.95 years | 4 years | 5.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 years | 5 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend?
- Preprimary education, duration in Late-demographic dividend was 5.5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.