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

0 tertiary education, with Barbados ahead.

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

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.

Barbados vs Bulgaria: Start month of the academic school year

Barbados

9 tertiary education

in 2015

Bulgaria

9 tertiary education

in 2018

Barbados rank

33rd

Bulgaria rank

33rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Barbados
Bulgaria

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	9 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2010s	9 tertiary education	9.17 tertiary education	0.1667 tertiary education	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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