What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Ecuador and Zambia?

0 tertiary education, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?

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.

Ecuador vs Zambia: Start month of the academic school year

Ecuador

1 tertiary education

in 2016

Zambia

1 tertiary education

in 2014

Ecuador rank

174th

Zambia rank

174th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Ecuador
Zambia

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Zambia, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 174th of 205 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10 tertiary education	2 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	Ecuador
2000s	6.4 tertiary education	1.9 tertiary education	4.5 tertiary education	Ecuador
2010s	1 tertiary education	1.2 tertiary education	0.2 tertiary education	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Ecuador or Zambia?: Ecuador, at 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Zambia as of 2016.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Ecuador and Zambia?: 0 tertiary education, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Ecuador ranks 174th and Zambia 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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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/