End month of the academic school year (tertiary education) by country
Ending month of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/
Countries reporting
205
Highest
12 tertiary education
Afghanistan
Lowest
1 tertiary education
Eswatini
Median
7 tertiary education
Years covered
30
1991–2020
Data points
4,023
What the numbers show
End month of the academic school year (tertiary education) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 12 tertiary education in Afghanistan; the lowest is 1 tertiary education in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 7 tertiary education, and the mean is 7.6 tertiary education.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 140.0%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 87.5%).
End month of the academic school year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Angola | 12 tertiary education | 2016 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 12 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 12 tertiary education | 2019 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 12 tertiary education | 2017 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 12 tertiary education | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 12 tertiary education | 2015 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Honduras | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 12 tertiary education | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kiribati | 12 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 12 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 1 | Madagascar | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Maldives | 12 tertiary education | 2017 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 12 tertiary education | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mozambique | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malaysia | 12 tertiary education | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 12 tertiary education | 2017 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 12 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 12 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 12 tertiary education | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 12 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 12 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Seychelles | 12 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 12 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 12 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 12 tertiary education | 2015 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 12 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 12 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 12 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 12 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Bolivia | 11 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 11 tertiary education | 2014 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 41 | Myanmar | 11 tertiary education | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 11 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 11 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Tuvalu | 11 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Fiji | 10 tertiary education | 2016 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 48 | Albania | 9 tertiary education | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 9 tertiary education | 2018 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 tertiary education | 2019 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 48 | Nepal | 9 tertiary education | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 48 | San Marino | 9 tertiary education | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 8 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | China | 8 tertiary education | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Germany | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 53 | Spain | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Estonia | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Gambia | 8 tertiary education | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Iraq | 8 tertiary education | 2015 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 53 | Liechtenstein | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Macao | 8 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Monaco | 8 tertiary education | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 53 | Moldova | 8 tertiary education | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Oman | 8 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 8 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Togo | 8 tertiary education | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Barbados | 7 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Bhutan | 7 tertiary education | 2020 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 78 | Switzerland | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7 tertiary education | 2016 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Congo | 7 tertiary education | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Cape Verde | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Cuba | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Curacao | 7 tertiary education | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Cayman Islands | 7 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Dominica | 7 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Denmark | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 7 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Ghana | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Gibraltar | 7 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 7 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Grenada | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 78 | Guyana | 7 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Indonesia | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Jamaica | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Morocco | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Malawi | 7 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Nigeria | 7 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Netherlands | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Palau | 7 tertiary education | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Qatar | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 78 | Senegal | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Serbia | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 7 tertiary education | 2015 | — | rising |
| 78 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Tunisia | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Ukraine | 7 tertiary education | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Aruba | 6 tertiary education | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 122 | Andorra | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | American Samoa | 6 tertiary education | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Austria | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 122 | Belgium | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Bahrain | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 122 | Bahamas | 6 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Brunei | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Canada | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Comoros | 6 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Cyprus | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Djibouti | 6 tertiary education | 2011 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Eritrea | 6 tertiary education | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | France | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 122 | Gabon | 6 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Guinea | 6 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Greece | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Haiti | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Hungary | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | India | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 122 | Ireland | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Iran | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Iceland | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Israel | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Jordan | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Laos | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Liberia | 6 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Libya | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 122 | Marshall Islands | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Mali | 6 tertiary education | 2017 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 122 | Malta | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Mauritania | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Mauritius | 6 tertiary education | 2017 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Niger | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 122 | Norway | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Pakistan | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Palestine | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Russia | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 6 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Somalia | 6 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Suriname | 6 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Slovakia | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Sweden | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Syria | 6 tertiary education | 2016 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | Chad | 6 tertiary education | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 6 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Turkey | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Tanzania | 6 tertiary education | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 122 | United States | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 122 | British Virgin Islands | 6 tertiary education | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 122 | Yemen | 6 tertiary education | 2011 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 178 | Armenia | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 178 | Belarus | 5 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Belize | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Botswana | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Egypt | 5 tertiary education | 2017 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 178 | Finland | 5 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Micronesia (country) | 5 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Kazakhstan | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 178 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 178 | Kuwait | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 178 | Latvia | 5 tertiary education | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 178 | Singapore | 5 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Turkmenistan | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Uganda | 5 tertiary education | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 178 | Uzbekistan | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 178 | Vietnam | 5 tertiary education | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 194 | Bermuda | 4 tertiary education | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 194 | Saudi Arabia | 4 tertiary education | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 194 | South Sudan | 4 tertiary education | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Georgia | 3 tertiary education | 2019 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 197 | Japan | 3 tertiary education | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Philippines | 3 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | North Korea | 3 tertiary education | 2018 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 197 | Thailand | 3 tertiary education | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | East Timor | 3 tertiary education | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 203 | Kenya | 1 tertiary education | 2019 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 203 | Puerto Rico | 1 tertiary education | 2018 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 203 | Eswatini | 1 tertiary education | 2015 | down 80.0% | falling |
About this data
Ending month of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/