What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Brazil and Madagascar?

0 tertiary education, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Brazil vs Madagascar: Start month of the academic school year

Brazil

2 tertiary education

in 2018

Madagascar

2 tertiary education

in 2018

Brazil rank

166th

Madagascar rank

166th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Brazil
Madagascar

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2 tertiary education against 2 tertiary education in Madagascar, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Madagascar ahead.

Brazil ranks 166th and Madagascar ranks 166th of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	7 tertiary education	Madagascar
2000s	3 tertiary education	8.6 tertiary education	5.6 tertiary education	Madagascar
2010s	2.78 tertiary education	2.22 tertiary education	0.5556 tertiary education	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Brazil or Madagascar?: Brazil, at 2 tertiary education against 2 tertiary education in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Brazil and Madagascar?: 0 tertiary education, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Madagascar rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Brazil ranks 166th and Madagascar ranks 166th 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/