What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Iran and Mauritania?

0 tertiary education, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?

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.

Iran vs Mauritania: Start month of the academic school year

Iran

10 tertiary education

in 2018

Mauritania

10 tertiary education

in 2019

Iran rank

5th

Mauritania rank

5th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Iran
Mauritania

How they compare

Iran currently reports 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Mauritania, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 5th and Mauritania ranks 5th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Mauritania
2000s	9 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Mauritania
2010s	9.11 tertiary education	9.89 tertiary education	0.7778 tertiary education	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Iran or Mauritania?: Iran, at 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Iran and Mauritania?: 0 tertiary education, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Iran ranks 5th and Mauritania ranks 5th 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/