What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Burundi and Republic of Korea?

0 tertiary education, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Republic of Korea?

48 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.

Burundi vs Republic of Korea: Start of the academic school year

Burundi

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Republic of Korea

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Burundi rank

9th

Republic of Korea rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

Burundi
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 9th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,974 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Republic of Korea
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,984 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Republic of Korea
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,994 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Republic of Korea
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,004 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Republic of Korea
2010s	2,014 tertiary education	2,014 tertiary education	0.75 tertiary education	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Burundi or Republic of Korea?: Burundi, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Burundi and Republic of Korea?: 0 tertiary education, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Republic of Korea?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Republic of Korea rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Burundi ranks 9th and Republic of Korea 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/