What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Mali and Sierra Leone?

0 tertiary education, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?

17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.

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.

Mali vs Sierra Leone: Start month of the academic school year

Mali

10 tertiary education

in 2017

Sierra Leone

10 tertiary education

in 2014

Mali rank

5th

Sierra Leone rank

5th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Mali
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Mali currently reports 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mali ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	10.3 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	0.3 tertiary education	Mali
2010s	11 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Mali or Sierra Leone?: Mali, at 10 tertiary education against 10 tertiary education in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Mali and Sierra Leone?: 0 tertiary education, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Mali ranks 5th and Sierra Leone 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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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/