What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Bangladesh and India?

0 tertiary education, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

Bangladesh vs India: Start month of the academic school year

Bangladesh

7 tertiary education

in 2019

India

7 tertiary education

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

142nd

India rank

142nd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Bangladesh
India

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7 tertiary education against 7 tertiary education in India, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 142nd and India ranks 142nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7 tertiary education	4 tertiary education	3 tertiary education	Bangladesh
2000s	7 tertiary education	4 tertiary education	3 tertiary education	Bangladesh
2010s	7 tertiary education	6 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Bangladesh or India?: Bangladesh, at 7 tertiary education against 7 tertiary education in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Bangladesh and India?: 0 tertiary education, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Bangladesh ranks 142nd and India ranks 142nd 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/