Estonia, Republic of vs Sweden: Theoretical duration of pre-primary education

Estonia, Republic of
4 years
in 2020
Sweden
4 years
in 2020
Estonia, Republic of rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

  • Estonia, Republic of
  • Sweden
01234197019952020

How they compare

Estonia, Republic of currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Estonia, Republic of ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 210 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia, Republic of Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 3 years 4 years 1 years Sweden
1980s 3 years 4 years 1 years Sweden
1990s 3.6 years 4 years 0.4 years Sweden
2000s 4 years 4 years 0 years β€”
2010s 4 years 4 years 0 years β€”
2020s 4 years 4 years 0 years β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of pre-primary education, Estonia, Republic of or Sweden?
Estonia, Republic of, at 4 years against 4 years in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between Estonia, Republic of and Sweden?
0 years, with Estonia, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia, Republic of and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Estonia, Republic of and Sweden rank globally for theoretical duration of pre-primary education?
Estonia, Republic of ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st 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.