What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

0 tertiary education, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

20 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Start month of the academic school year

Portugal

9 tertiary education

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

9 tertiary education

in 2017

Portugal rank

33rd

United Arab Emirates rank

33rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Portugal
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd of 205 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	United Arab Emirates
2000s	8 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	United Arab Emirates
2010s	8.75 tertiary education	9 tertiary education	0.25 tertiary education	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?: Portugal, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 0 tertiary education, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Portugal ranks 33rd and United Arab Emirates 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: 04 September 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/