What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Costa Rica and Fiji?

0 tertiary education, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?

17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2016.

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.

Costa Rica vs Fiji: Start month of the academic school year

Costa Rica

1 tertiary education

in 2019

Fiji

1 tertiary education

in 2016

Costa Rica rank

174th

Fiji rank

174th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Costa Rica
Fiji

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Fiji, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 174th and Fiji ranks 174th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Costa Rica
2000s	2 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Costa Rica
2010s	1.25 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	0.25 tertiary education	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Costa Rica or Fiji?: Costa Rica, at 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Fiji as of 2019.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Costa Rica and Fiji?: 0 tertiary education, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Costa Rica ranks 174th and Fiji ranks 174th 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: 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/