Republic of Korea vs Portugal: Theoretical duration of pre-primary education

Republic of Korea
3 years
in 2019
Portugal
3 years
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
21st
Portugal rank
21st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Portugal
1234197019952020

How they compare

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

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

Republic of Korea ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 21st of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 1 years 3.1 years 2.1 years Portugal
1980s 1 years 3 years 2 years Portugal
1990s 1 years 3 years 2 years Portugal
2000s 1 years 3 years 2 years Portugal
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, Republic of Korea or Portugal?
Republic of Korea, at 3 years against 3 years in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between Republic of Korea and Portugal?
0 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Portugal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Republic of Korea and Portugal rank globally for theoretical duration of pre-primary education?
Republic of Korea ranks 21st and Portugal 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.