What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?

1 tertiary education, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?

15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Start month of the academic school year

Democratic Republic of Congo

10 tertiary education

in 2016

Congo

11 tertiary education

in 2017

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Congo rank

3rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 11 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1 tertiary education.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Congo ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	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 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?: Congo, at 11 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?: 1 tertiary education, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Democratic Republic of Congo 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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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: 07 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/