Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks by country
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/
Countries reporting
96
Highest
6
Latvia
Lowest
0
Montenegro
Median
2
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
3,698
What the numbers show
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 6 in Latvia; the lowest is 0 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 2.32.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 6 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 4 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | 4 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Mali | 4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 4 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 4 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 4 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Macau, China | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | France | 3 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Guatemala | 3 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Hungary | 3 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Israel | 3 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 13 | Lebanon | 3 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Türkiye | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | El Salvador | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Monaco | 3 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2020 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 3 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritania | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Thailand | 3 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Paraguay | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 3 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Cuba | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Congo | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 3 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 3 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Ecuador | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Albania | 3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 3 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Barbados | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Naoero | 2 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | New Zealand | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 2 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Panama | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 2 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Portugal | 2 | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Belize | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Bahamas | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Sudan | 2 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Uruguay | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Switzerland | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Ghana | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Mexico | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Chile | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Grenada | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Libya | 2 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Malta | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Iraq | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Aruba | 2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Sweden | 1 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 1 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Australia | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Algeria | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | United States of America | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Slovakia | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Djibouti | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 1 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Bermuda | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Philippines | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Finland | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Canada | 1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Slovenia | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Denmark | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Comoros | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Montenegro | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/