What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Aruba and Barbados?

0 tertiary education, with Aruba ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?

18 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Aruba vs Barbados: Start month of the academic school year

Aruba

9 tertiary education

in 2016

Barbados

9 tertiary education

in 2015

Aruba rank

33rd

Barbados rank

33rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Aruba
Barbados

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Barbados, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 33rd and Barbados ranks 33rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Barbados
2000s	8 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Barbados
2010s	8.5 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	0.5 tertiary education	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Aruba or Barbados?: Aruba, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Barbados as of 2016.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Aruba and Barbados?: 0 tertiary education, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Aruba ranks 33rd and Barbados ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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/