What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Namibia and New Zealand?

0 tertiary education, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?

21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.

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.

Namibia vs New Zealand: Start month of the academic school year

Namibia

1 tertiary education

in 2017

New Zealand

1 tertiary education

in 2018

Namibia rank

174th

New Zealand rank

174th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Namibia
New Zealand

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in New Zealand, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 174th and New Zealand ranks 174th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Namibia
2000s	2 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Namibia
2010s	1.25 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	0.25 tertiary education	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Namibia or New Zealand?: Namibia, at 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in New Zealand as of 2017.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Namibia and New Zealand?: 0 tertiary education, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Namibia ranks 174th and New Zealand ranks 174th 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/