What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Benin and Guinea?

0 tertiary education, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?

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 Guinea: Start month of the academic school year

Benin

10 tertiary education

in 2018

Guinea

10 tertiary education

in 2017

Benin rank

5th

Guinea rank

5th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Benin
Guinea

How they compare

Benin currently reports 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Guinea, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Guinea ahead.

Benin ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 5th of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	10 tertiary education	10.1 tertiary education	0.1 tertiary education	Guinea
2010s	10 tertiary education	9.83 tertiary education	0.1667 tertiary education	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Benin or Guinea?: Benin, at 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Benin and Guinea?: 0 tertiary education, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Benin ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 5th 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/