Bangladesh vs India: Theoretical duration of pre-primary education

Bangladesh
3 years
in 2019
India
3 years
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
21st
India rank
21st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
11.522.53197019942019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3 years against 3 years in India, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 50 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 21st and India ranks 21st of 210 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1970s 1 years 2 years 1 years India
1980s 1 years 2 years 1 years India
1990s 1.4 years 2.3 years 0.9 years India
2000s 3 years 3 years 0 years
2010s 3 years 3 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of pre-primary education, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 3 years against 3 years in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between Bangladesh and India?
0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for theoretical duration of pre-primary education?
Bangladesh ranks 21st and India ranks 21st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in pre-primary education.