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End month of the academic school year in United States of America

United States of America: End month of the academic school year was 6 tertiary education in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
6 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6 tertiary education
in 2010
All-time low
5 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

End month of the academic school year in United States of America, 1998–2018

02461998200820181998: 5 tertiary education1999: 5 tertiary education2000: 5 tertiary education2001: 5 tertiary education2002: 5 tertiary education2003: 5 tertiary education2004: 5 tertiary education2005: 5 tertiary education2006: 5 tertiary education2007: 5 tertiary education2008: 5 tertiary education2009: 5 tertiary education2010: 6 tertiary education2011: 6 tertiary education2012: 6 tertiary education2013: 6 tertiary education2014: 6 tertiary education2015: 6 tertiary education2016: 6 tertiary education2017: 6 tertiary education2018: 6 tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 6 tertiary education for end month of the academic school year in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in United States of America peaked at 6 tertiary education in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5 tertiary education, in 1998.

United States of America ranks 122nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

End month of the academic school year in United States of America, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1998 5 tertiary education —
1999 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2000 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2001 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2002 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2003 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 5 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 6 tertiary education +20.0%
2011 6 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 6 tertiary education +0.0%
2013 6 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 6 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 6 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 6 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 6 tertiary education +0.0%
2018 6 tertiary education +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 tertiary education 5 tertiary education 5 tertiary education 2
2000s 5 tertiary education 5 tertiary education 5 tertiary education 10
2010s 6 tertiary education 6 tertiary education 6 tertiary education 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 122 American Samoa 6 tertiary education compare
  2. 122 Andorra 6 tertiary education compare
  3. 122 Aruba 6 tertiary education compare
  4. 122 Austria 6 tertiary education compare
  5. 122 Bahamas 6 tertiary education compare
  6. 122 Bahrain 6 tertiary education compare
  7. 122 Bangladesh 6 tertiary education compare
  8. 122 Belgium 6 tertiary education compare
  9. 122 British Virgin Islands 6 tertiary education compare
  10. 122 Brunei Darussalam 6 tertiary education compare
  11. 122 Bulgaria 6 tertiary education compare
  12. 122 Canada 6 tertiary education compare
  13. 122 Chad 6 tertiary education compare
  14. 122 Comoros 6 tertiary education compare
  15. 122 Cyprus 6 tertiary education compare
  16. 122 Djibouti 6 tertiary education compare
  17. 122 Equatorial Guinea 6 tertiary education compare
  18. 122 Eritrea 6 tertiary education compare
  19. 122 France 6 tertiary education compare
  20. 122 Gabon 6 tertiary education compare
  21. 122 Greece 6 tertiary education compare
  22. 122 Guinea 6 tertiary education compare
  23. 122 Haiti 6 tertiary education compare
  24. 122 Hungary 6 tertiary education compare
  25. 122 Iceland 6 tertiary education compare
  26. 122 India 6 tertiary education compare
  27. 122 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6 tertiary education compare
  28. 122 Ireland 6 tertiary education compare
  29. 122 Israel 6 tertiary education compare
  30. 122 Jordan 6 tertiary education compare
  31. 122 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6 tertiary education compare
  32. 122 Liberia 6 tertiary education compare
  33. 122 Libya 6 tertiary education compare
  34. 122 Mali 6 tertiary education compare
  35. 122 Malta 6 tertiary education compare
  36. 122 Marshall Islands 6 tertiary education compare
  37. 122 Mauritania 6 tertiary education compare
  38. 122 Mauritius 6 tertiary education compare
  39. 122 Mongolia 6 tertiary education compare
  40. 122 Niger 6 tertiary education compare
  41. 122 Norway 6 tertiary education compare
  42. 122 Pakistan 6 tertiary education compare
  43. 122 Russian Federation 6 tertiary education compare
  44. 122 Sierra Leone 6 tertiary education compare
  45. 122 Slovakia 6 tertiary education compare
  46. 122 Somalia 6 tertiary education compare
  47. 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 tertiary education compare
  48. 122 Suriname 6 tertiary education compare
  49. 122 Sweden 6 tertiary education compare
  50. 122 Syrian Arab Republic 6 tertiary education compare
  51. 122 Tajikistan 6 tertiary education compare
  52. 122 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 tertiary education compare
  53. 122 Türkiye 6 tertiary education compare
  54. 122 Palestine, State of 6 tertiary education compare
  55. 122 Yemen 6 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is end month of the academic school year in United States of America?
End month of the academic school year in United States of America was 6 tertiary education in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 6 tertiary education in 2010.
What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 5 tertiary education in 1998.
How does United States of America rank for end month of the academic school year?
United States of America ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
End month 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
205 places, 4,023 data points, 1991–2020
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