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

1 tertiary education, with Congo ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.

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.

Congo vs Nigeria: Start month of the academic school year

Congo

11 tertiary education

in 2017

Nigeria

10 tertiary education

in 2014

Congo rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

5th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

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

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nigeria ahead.

Congo ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Nigeria	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	9.6 tertiary education	0.4 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, Congo or Nigeria?: Congo, at 11 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Nigeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Congo and Nigeria?: 1 tertiary education, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Congo ranks 3rd and Nigeria 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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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: 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/