Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Canada

Canada: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 5 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1998
All-time low
4 years
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Canada, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre-primary education in Canada is 5 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Canada peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1970.

Canada ranks 2nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1980s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1990s 4.2 years 4 years 5 years 10
2000s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
2010s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 1 Afghanistan 6 years compare
  2. 2 Algeria 5 years compare
  3. 2 Burundi 5 years compare
  4. 2 Guam 5 years compare
  5. 2 Indonesia 5 years compare
  6. 2 Iran 5 years compare
  7. 2 North Korea 5 years compare
  8. 2 Liechtenstein 5 years compare
  9. 2 Namibia 5 years compare
  10. 2 Nigeria 5 years compare
  11. 2 Philippines 5 years compare
  12. 2 Switzerland 5 years compare
  13. 2 Tanzania 5 years compare
  14. 2 United States Virgin Islands 5 years compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Canada?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Canada was 5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
How does Canada rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Canada ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to 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

Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.