What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Sweden and United States?

0 tertiary education, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?

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.

Sweden vs United States: Start month of the academic school year

Sweden

7 tertiary education

in 2018

United States

7 tertiary education

in 2018

Sweden rank

142nd

United States rank

142nd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Sweden
United States

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7 tertiary education against 7 tertiary education in United States, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 142nd and United States ranks 142nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8 tertiary education	7 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Sweden
2000s	8 tertiary education	7 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Sweden
2010s	7.67 tertiary education	7 tertiary education	0.6667 tertiary education	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Sweden or United States?: Sweden, at 7 tertiary education against 7 tertiary education in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Sweden and United States?: 0 tertiary education, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Sweden and United States rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Sweden ranks 142nd and United States ranks 142nd 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/