What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Greece and Portugal?

0 tertiary education, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?

20 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.

Greece vs Portugal: Start month of the academic school year

Greece

9 tertiary education

in 2018

Portugal

9 tertiary education

in 2018

Greece rank

33rd

Portugal rank

33rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Greece currently reports 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Portugal, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 33rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Greece
2000s	9 tertiary education	8 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Greece
2010s	9 tertiary education	8.88 tertiary education	0.125 tertiary education	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Greece or Portugal?: Greece, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Greece and Portugal?: 0 tertiary education, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Greece ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 33rd 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/