South Korea vs Turkmenistan: Start of the academic school year

South Korea
2,018 tertiary education
in 2018
Turkmenistan
2,018 tertiary education
in 2019
South Korea rank
9th
Turkmenistan rank
9th

Start of the academic school year over time

  • South Korea
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

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

Across all 41 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 9th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, South Korea or Turkmenistan?
South Korea, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Turkmenistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between South Korea and Turkmenistan?
0 tertiary education, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkmenistan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do South Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for start of the academic school year?
South Korea ranks 9th and Turkmenistan 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

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/