What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Afghanistan and Panama?

0 tertiary education, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Panama?

19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Panama: Start month of the academic school year

Afghanistan

3 tertiary education

in 2018

Panama

3 tertiary education

in 2016

Afghanistan rank

159th

Panama rank

159th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Afghanistan
Panama

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3 tertiary education against 3 tertiary education in Panama, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Panama ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 159th and Panama ranks 159th of 205 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3 tertiary education	3 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	3 tertiary education	2.8 tertiary education	0.2 tertiary education	Afghanistan
2010s	3 tertiary education	2.83 tertiary education	0.1667 tertiary education	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Afghanistan or Panama?: Afghanistan, at 3 tertiary education against 3 tertiary education in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Afghanistan and Panama?: 0 tertiary education, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Panama?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Panama rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Afghanistan ranks 159th and Panama ranks 159th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit: tertiary education
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 4,023 data points, 1991–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Starting month of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/