What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Eritrea and Lesotho?

0 tertiary education, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?

44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Eritrea vs Lesotho: Start of the academic school year

Eritrea

2,015 tertiary education

in 2016

Lesotho

2,015 tertiary education

in 2018

Eritrea rank

154th

Lesotho rank

154th

Start of the academic school year over time

Eritrea
Lesotho

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2,015 tertiary education against 2,015 tertiary education in Lesotho, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 206 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Lesotho	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, Eritrea or Lesotho?: Eritrea, at 2,015 tertiary education against 2,015 tertiary education in Lesotho as of 2016.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Eritrea and Lesotho?: 0 tertiary education, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Eritrea ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 154th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eritrea vs Lesotho: Start of the academic school year. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/start-of-the-academic-school-year-tertiary-education/eritrea/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/start-of-the-academic-school-year-tertiary-education/eritrea/lesotho/">Eritrea vs Lesotho: Start of the academic school year</a> — Statizoid

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: 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/