What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Eritrea and Sweden?

0 tertiary education, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sweden?

16 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Eritrea vs Sweden: Start month of the academic school year

Eritrea

7 tertiary education

in 2016

Sweden

7 tertiary education

in 2018

Eritrea rank

142nd

Sweden rank

142nd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Eritrea
Sweden

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 7 tertiary education against 7 tertiary education in Sweden, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 142nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Eritrea
2000s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Eritrea
2010s	8 tertiary education	7.5 tertiary education	0.5 tertiary education	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Eritrea or Sweden?: Eritrea, at 7 tertiary education against 7 tertiary education in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Eritrea and Sweden?: 0 tertiary education, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Sweden rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Eritrea ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 142nd 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/