What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Republic of Korea and Panama?

0 tertiary education, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Panama?

20 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Republic of Korea vs Panama: Start month of the academic school year

Republic of Korea

3 tertiary education

in 2018

Panama

3 tertiary education

in 2016

Republic of Korea rank

159th

Panama rank

159th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Republic of Korea
Panama

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 3 tertiary education against 3 tertiary education in Panama, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Panama ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 159th and Panama ranks 159th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3 tertiary education	3 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	3 tertiary education	2.8 tertiary education	0.2 tertiary education	Republic of Korea
2010s	3 tertiary education	2.86 tertiary education	0.1429 tertiary education	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Republic of Korea or Panama?: Republic of Korea, at 3 tertiary education against 3 tertiary education in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Republic of Korea and Panama?: 0 tertiary education, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Panama?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2016.
How do Republic of Korea and Panama rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Republic of Korea ranks 159th and Panama ranks 159th 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/