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

0 tertiary education, with Australia ahead.

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

49 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.

Australia vs Rwanda: Start of the academic school year

Australia

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Rwanda

2,018 tertiary education

in 2019

Australia rank

9th

Rwanda rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

Australia
Rwanda

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,974 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Australia
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,984 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Australia
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,994 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Australia
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,004 tertiary education	0.7 tertiary education	Australia
2010s	2,014 tertiary education	2,013 tertiary education	0.6667 tertiary education	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Australia or Rwanda?: Australia, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Australia and Rwanda?: 0 tertiary education, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Rwanda?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Australia and Rwanda rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Australia ranks 9th and Rwanda 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: 07 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/