Start month of the academic school year in Brazil

Brazil: Start month of the academic school year was 2 tertiary education in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
2 tertiary education
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3 tertiary education
in 1997
All-time low
2 tertiary education
in 2016
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Start month of the academic school year in Brazil, 1997–2018

01231997200720181997: 3 tertiary education1998: 3 tertiary education1999: 3 tertiary education2000: 3 tertiary education2001: 3 tertiary education2002: 3 tertiary education2003: 3 tertiary education2004: 3 tertiary education2005: 3 tertiary education2006: 3 tertiary education2007: 3 tertiary education2008: 3 tertiary education2009: 3 tertiary education2010: 3 tertiary education2011: 3 tertiary education2012: 3 tertiary education2013: 3 tertiary education2014: 3 tertiary education2015: 3 tertiary education2016: 2 tertiary education2017: 3 tertiary education2018: 2 tertiary education

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

Analysis

In 2018, start month of the academic school year in Brazil stood at 2 tertiary education. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Brazil peaked at 3 tertiary education in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2 tertiary education, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 166th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 tertiary education 3 tertiary education 3 tertiary education 3
2000s 3 tertiary education 3 tertiary education 3 tertiary education 10
2010s 2.78 tertiary education 2 tertiary education 3 tertiary education 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 166 Bolivia 2 tertiary education compare
  2. 166 Madagascar, Republic of 2 tertiary education compare
  3. 166 Mozambique, Republic of 2 tertiary education compare
  4. 166 Nicaragua 2 tertiary education compare
  5. 166 Paraguay 2 tertiary education compare
  6. 166 Tonga 2 tertiary education compare
  7. 166 Vanuatu 2 tertiary education compare

See the full ranking of 205 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in Brazil?
Start month of the academic school year in Brazil was 2 tertiary education in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3 tertiary education in 1997.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2 tertiary education in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for start month of the academic school year?
Brazil ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start 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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Starting 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/