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

0 tertiary education, with Korea ahead.

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

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.

Korea vs Kuwait: Start of the academic school year

Korea

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Kuwait

2,018 tertiary education

in 2019

Korea rank

9th

Kuwait rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

Korea
Kuwait

How they compare

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

Across all 49 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,974 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Korea
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,984 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Korea
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,994 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Korea
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,004 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Korea
2010s	2,014 tertiary education	2,013 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Korea or Kuwait?: Korea, 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 Korea and Kuwait?: 0 tertiary education, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Korea 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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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/