What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Benin and Congo, Republic of?

1 tertiary education, with Congo, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Republic of?

18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

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.

Benin vs Congo, Republic of: Start month of the academic school year

Benin

10 tertiary education

in 2018

Congo, Republic of

11 tertiary education

in 2017

Benin rank

5th

Congo, Republic of rank

3rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Benin
Congo, Republic of

How they compare

Congo, Republic of currently reports 11 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Benin, a difference of 1 tertiary education.

That makes Congo, Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Congo, Republic of has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 5th and Congo, Republic of ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

Congo, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Congo, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	10 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2010s	10 tertiary education	10.17 tertiary education	0.1667 tertiary education	Congo, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Benin or Congo, Republic of?: Congo, Republic of, at 11 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Benin as of 2017.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Benin and Congo, Republic of?: 1 tertiary education, with Congo, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Republic of?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Benin and Congo, Republic of rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Benin ranks 5th and Congo, Republic of ranks 3rd 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: 07 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/