What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Australia and Costa Rica?

0 tertiary education, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?

22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.

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.

Australia vs Costa Rica: Start month of the academic school year

Australia

1 tertiary education

in 2018

Costa Rica

1 tertiary education

in 2019

Australia rank

174th

Costa Rica rank

174th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Australia
Costa Rica

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 174th and Costa Rica ranks 174th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1 tertiary education	2 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Costa Rica
2000s	1 tertiary education	2 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Costa Rica
2010s	1 tertiary education	1.11 tertiary education	0.1111 tertiary education	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Australia or Costa Rica?: Australia, at 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Australia and Costa Rica?: 0 tertiary education, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Australia ranks 174th and Costa Rica ranks 174th 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/