Iceland vs Norway: Start month of the academic school year

Iceland
8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
in 2020
Norway
8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
in 2020
Iceland rank
131st
Norway rank
131st

Start month of the academic school year over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
0246810199720082020

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education against 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, a difference of 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 131st and Norway ranks 131st of 211 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 8.33 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 0.3333 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education Iceland
2000s 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
2010s 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
2020s 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Iceland or Norway?
Iceland, at 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education against 8 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Iceland and Norway?
0 pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for start month of the academic school year?
Iceland ranks 131st and Norway ranks 131st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education)
Unit
pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,014 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/