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

0 tertiary education, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

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 Kuwait: Start of the academic school year

Afghanistan

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Kuwait

2,018 tertiary education

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

9th

Kuwait rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

Afghanistan
Kuwait

How they compare

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

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

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

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,974 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Afghanistan
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,984 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Afghanistan
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,994 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Afghanistan
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,004 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Afghanistan
2010s	2,013 tertiary education	2,012 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Afghanistan or Kuwait?: Afghanistan, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Kuwait as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Afghanistan and Kuwait?: 0 tertiary education, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Afghanistan ranks 9th and Kuwait 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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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/