What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Bhutan and Costa Rica?

0 tertiary education, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?

46 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.

Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Start of the academic school year

Bhutan

2,019 tertiary education

in 2020

Costa Rica

2,019 tertiary education

in 2019

Bhutan rank

1st

Costa Rica rank

1st

Start of the academic school year over time

Bhutan
Costa Rica

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2,019 tertiary education against 2,019 tertiary education in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Costa Rica	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	2,012 tertiary education	2,013 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Bhutan or Costa Rica?: Bhutan, at 2,019 tertiary education against 2,019 tertiary education in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 0 tertiary education, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Bhutan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st 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/