What is the difference in start of the academic school year between New Zealand and Niger?

0 tertiary education, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niger?

48 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.

New Zealand vs Niger: Start of the academic school year

New Zealand

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Niger

2,018 tertiary education

in 2019

New Zealand rank

9th

Niger rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

New Zealand
Niger

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Niger, a difference of 0 tertiary education.

Across all 48 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 9th and Niger ranks 9th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start of the academic school year, New Zealand or Niger?: New Zealand, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between New Zealand and Niger?: 0 tertiary education, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niger?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Niger rank globally for start of the academic school year?: New Zealand ranks 9th and Niger 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: 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/