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

Papua New Guinea
4 years
in 2019
South Africa
4 years
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 210 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2 years 1 years 1 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 2 years 1 years 1 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.8 years 1 years 0.8 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 1 years 1 years 0 years
2010s 3.4 years 2.2 years 1.2 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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