What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Canada and Ireland?

0 tertiary education, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?

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.

Canada vs Ireland: Start month of the academic school year

Canada

9 tertiary education

in 2018

Ireland

9 tertiary education

in 2018

Canada rank

33rd

Ireland rank

33rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Canada
Ireland

How they compare

Canada currently reports 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Ireland, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 33rd and Ireland ranks 33rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Canada
2000s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Canada
2010s	9 tertiary education	8.78 tertiary education	0.2222 tertiary education	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Canada or Ireland?: Canada, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Canada and Ireland?: 0 tertiary education, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Canada ranks 33rd and Ireland 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/