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

0 tertiary education, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China 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.

China vs Ireland: Start month of the academic school year

China

9 tertiary education

in 2019

Ireland

9 tertiary education

in 2018

China rank

33rd

Ireland rank

33rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

China
Ireland

How they compare

China 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 China ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, China or Ireland?: China, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between China and Ireland?: 0 tertiary education, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do China and Ireland rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: China 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/