What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Afghanistan and Australia?

0 tertiary education, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Australia?

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Australia: Start of the academic school year

Afghanistan

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Australia

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Afghanistan rank

9th

Australia rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

Afghanistan
Australia

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Australia, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Australia ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Australia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,974 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,984 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,994 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,004 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—
2010s	2,013 tertiary education	2,013 tertiary education	0 tertiary education	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Afghanistan or Australia?: Afghanistan, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Afghanistan and Australia?: 0 tertiary education, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Australia?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Australia rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Afghanistan ranks 9th and Australia ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start 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 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: 206 places, 9,667 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Start of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/