What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Ghana and Netherlands?

0 tertiary education, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Netherlands?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Ghana vs Netherlands: Start month of the academic school year

Ghana

8 tertiary education

in 2019

Netherlands

8 tertiary education

in 2018

Ghana rank

121st

Netherlands rank

121st

Start month of the academic school year over time

Ghana
Netherlands

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 8 tertiary education against 8 tertiary education in Netherlands, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Netherlands ahead.

Ghana ranks 121st and Netherlands ranks 121st of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	9 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2010s	8.67 tertiary education	8.56 tertiary education	0.1111 tertiary education	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Ghana or Netherlands?: Ghana, at 8 tertiary education against 8 tertiary education in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Ghana and Netherlands?: 0 tertiary education, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Netherlands?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Netherlands rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Ghana ranks 121st and Netherlands ranks 121st 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/