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Last update: 14 May 2025

Enrollment Requirements for Pre-primary Education and Care

According to the Basic Law on National Education and the Law on Primary Education and Training, pre-primary education is voluntary and covers the education of children who have not yet reached the age of compulsory primary education. Although it is not mandatory, the goal is for every child to benefit from at least one year of pre-primary education. According to the MoNE Regulation on Pre-primary Education and Primary Education Institutions, enrollment priority is given to children in the five-year-old age group.