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

0 tertiary education, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

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

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 the Congo vs Guinea: Start month of the academic school year

Democratic Republic of the Congo

10 tertiary education

in 2016

Guinea

10 tertiary education

in 2017

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

5th

Guinea rank

5th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guinea

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Guinea, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 5th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	10 tertiary education	10.1 tertiary education	0.1 tertiary education	Guinea
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 the Congo or Guinea?: Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Guinea as of 2016.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea?: 0 tertiary education, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 5th 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/