Korea vs Netherlands: Theoretical duration of pre-primary education

Korea
3 years
in 2019
Netherlands
3 years
in 2020
Korea rank
21st
Netherlands rank
21st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

  • Korea
  • Netherlands
11.522.53197019952020

How they compare

Korea currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Korea ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 21st of 210 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 1 years 2 years 1 years Netherlands
1980s 1 years 2 years 1 years Netherlands
1990s 1 years 2 years 1 years Netherlands
2000s 1 years 2 years 1 years Netherlands
2010s 3 years 2.9 years 0.1 years Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of pre-primary education, Korea or Netherlands?
Korea, at 3 years against 3 years in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between Korea and Netherlands?
0 years, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for theoretical duration of pre-primary education?
Korea ranks 21st and Netherlands 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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About this data

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.