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

0 tertiary education, with South Korea ahead.

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

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.

South Korea vs Uzbekistan: Start of the academic school year

South Korea

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Uzbekistan

2,018 tertiary education

in 2019

South Korea rank

9th

Uzbekistan rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

South Korea
Uzbekistan

How they compare

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

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

South Korea ranks 9th and Uzbekistan 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	Uzbekistan	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 Uzbekistan?: South Korea, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Uzbekistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between South Korea and Uzbekistan?: 0 tertiary education, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uzbekistan?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Uzbekistan rank globally for start of the academic school year?: South Korea ranks 9th and Uzbekistan 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/