Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea: Theoretical duration of pre-primary education

Lithuania
4 years
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
4 years
in 2019
Lithuania rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

  • Lithuania
  • Papua New Guinea
1234197019952020

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 4 years 2 years 2 years Lithuania
1980s 4 years 2 years 2 years Lithuania
1990s 4 years 1.8 years 2.2 years Lithuania
2000s 4 years 1 years 3 years Lithuania
2010s 4 years 3.4 years 0.6 years Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of pre-primary education, Lithuania or Papua New Guinea?
Lithuania, at 4 years against 4 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
0 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Lithuania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for theoretical duration of pre-primary education?
Lithuania ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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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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.