Costa Rica vs Samoa: Start of the academic school year

Costa Rica
2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
in 2020
Samoa
2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st

Start of the academic school year over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education against 2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education in Samoa, a difference of 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 209 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,974 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 1,974 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
1980s 1,984 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 1,984 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
1990s 1,994 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 1,994 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
2000s 2,004 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 2,004 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
2010s 2,014 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 2,014 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
2020s 2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education 0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Costa Rica or Samoa?
Costa Rica, at 2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education against 2,020 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Costa Rica and Samoa?
0 pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for start of the academic school year?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education)
Unit
pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,415 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/