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

0 tertiary education, with Ghana ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Start month of the academic school year

Ghana

8 tertiary education

in 2019

Switzerland

8 tertiary education

in 2018

Ghana rank

121st

Switzerland rank

121st

Start month of the academic school year over time

Ghana
Switzerland

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 121st and Switzerland 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	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Ghana
2000s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Ghana
2010s	8.67 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	0.6667 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 Switzerland?: Ghana, at 8 tertiary education against 8 tertiary education in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Ghana and Switzerland?: 0 tertiary education, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Switzerland?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Switzerland rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Ghana ranks 121st and Switzerland 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/