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

0 tertiary education, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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.

New Zealand vs Rwanda: Start of the academic school year

New Zealand

2,018 tertiary education

in 2018

Rwanda

2,018 tertiary education

in 2019

New Zealand rank

9th

Rwanda rank

9th

Start of the academic school year over time

New Zealand
Rwanda

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 9th and Rwanda 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	Rwanda	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	0.7 tertiary education	New Zealand
2010s	2,014 tertiary education	2,013 tertiary education	0.6667 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 Rwanda?: New Zealand, at 2,018 tertiary education against 2,018 tertiary education in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in start of the academic school year between New Zealand and Rwanda?: 0 tertiary education, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for start of the academic school year?: New Zealand ranks 9th and Rwanda 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/