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

0 tertiary education, with Portugal ahead.

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

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.

Portugal vs Rwanda: Start month of the academic school year

Portugal

9 tertiary education

in 2018

Rwanda

9 tertiary education

in 2019

Portugal rank

33rd

Rwanda rank

33rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Portugal
Rwanda

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Rwanda ahead.

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

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Rwanda
2000s	8 tertiary education	6.6 tertiary education	1.4 tertiary education	Portugal
2010s	8.78 tertiary education	7 tertiary education	1.78 tertiary education	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Portugal or Rwanda?: Portugal, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Portugal and Rwanda?: 0 tertiary education, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Rwanda?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Rwanda rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Portugal ranks 33rd and Rwanda 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/