What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Namibia and Sweden?

0 tertiary education, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sweden?

48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

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.

Namibia vs Sweden: Start of the academic school year

Namibia

2,017 tertiary education

in 2017

Sweden

2,017 tertiary education

in 2018

Namibia rank

72nd

Sweden rank

72nd

Start of the academic school year over time

Namibia
Sweden

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2,017 tertiary education against 2,017 tertiary education in Sweden, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,974 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Namibia
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,984 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Namibia
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,994 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Namibia
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,004 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Namibia
2010s	2,014 tertiary education	2,013 tertiary education	0.875 tertiary education	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, Namibia or Sweden?: Namibia, at 2,017 tertiary education against 2,017 tertiary education in Sweden as of 2017.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Namibia and Sweden?: 0 tertiary education, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sweden?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Sweden rank globally for start of the academic school year?: Namibia ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 72nd 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/