What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Thailand and East Timor?

1 tertiary education, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and East Timor?

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.

Thailand vs East Timor: Start month of the academic school year

Thailand

5 tertiary education

in 2017

East Timor

4 tertiary education

in 2014

Thailand rank

153rd

East Timor rank

154th

Start month of the academic school year over time

Thailand
East Timor

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 5 tertiary education against 4 tertiary education in East Timor, a difference of 1 tertiary education.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.

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

Thailand ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 154th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	5 tertiary education	East Timor
2000s	5 tertiary education	10 tertiary education	5 tertiary education	East Timor
2010s	5.2 tertiary education	6.4 tertiary education	1.2 tertiary education	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Thailand or East Timor?: Thailand, at 5 tertiary education against 4 tertiary education in East Timor as of 2017.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Thailand and East Timor?: 1 tertiary education, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and East Timor?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do Thailand and East Timor rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Thailand ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 154th 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/