What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between China (People's Republic of) and East Timor?

0 years, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and East Timor?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

China (People's Republic of) vs East Timor: Theoretical duration of pre-primary education

China (People's Republic of)

3 years

in 2019

East Timor

3 years

in 2019

China (People's Republic of) rank

21st

East Timor rank

21st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

China (People's Republic of)
East Timor

How they compare

China (People's Republic of) currently reports 3 years against 3 years in East Timor, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China (People's Republic of) ahead.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 21st of 210 countries.

China (People's Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People's Republic of)	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4 years	2 years	2 years	China (People's Republic of)
1980s	4 years	2 years	2 years	China (People's Republic of)
1990s	3.8 years	2 years	1.8 years	China (People's Republic of)
2000s	3 years	2 years	1 years	China (People's Republic of)
2010s	3 years	2.8 years	0.2 years	China (People's Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of pre-primary education, China (People's Republic of) or East Timor?: China (People's Republic of), at 3 years against 3 years in East Timor as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between China (People's Republic of) and East Timor?: 0 years, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and East Timor?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China (People's Republic of) and East Timor rank globally for theoretical duration of pre-primary education?: China (People's Republic of) ranks 21st and East Timor 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: 07 August 2026

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