What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Burkina Faso and Congo?

1 tertiary education, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Congo: Start month of the academic school year

Burkina Faso

10 tertiary education

in 2019

Congo

11 tertiary education

in 2017

Burkina Faso rank

5th

Congo rank

3rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Burkina Faso
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 11 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1 tertiary education.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Congo ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Congo	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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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