Start month of the academic school year in India

India: Start month of the academic school year was 7 tertiary education in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
7 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
7 tertiary education
in 2013
All-time low
4 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Start month of the academic school year in India, 1998–2019

024681998200820191998: 4 tertiary education1999: 4 tertiary education2000: 4 tertiary education2001: 4 tertiary education2002: 4 tertiary education2003: 4 tertiary education2004: 4 tertiary education2005: 4 tertiary education2006: 4 tertiary education2007: 4 tertiary education2008: 4 tertiary education2009: 4 tertiary education2010: 4 tertiary education2011: 4 tertiary education2012: 4 tertiary education2013: 7 tertiary education2014: 7 tertiary education2015: 7 tertiary education2016: 7 tertiary education2017: 7 tertiary education2018: 7 tertiary education2019: 7 tertiary education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in India is 7 tertiary education, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in India peaked at 7 tertiary education in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 tertiary education, in 1998.

That places India 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 tertiary education 4 tertiary education 4 tertiary education 2
2000s 4 tertiary education 4 tertiary education 4 tertiary education 10
2010s 6.1 tertiary education 4 tertiary education 7 tertiary education 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 142 American Samoa 7 tertiary education compare
  2. 142 Bangladesh 7 tertiary education compare
  3. 142 Brunei 7 tertiary education compare
  4. 142 Eritrea 7 tertiary education compare
  5. 142 Lesotho 7 tertiary education compare
  6. 142 Mauritius 7 tertiary education compare
  7. 142 South Sudan 7 tertiary education compare
  8. 142 Sweden 7 tertiary education compare
  9. 142 United States 7 tertiary education compare

See the full ranking of 205 places β†’

More reference data data for India

All data for India β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in India?
Start month of the academic school year in India was 7 tertiary education in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 7 tertiary education in 2013.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 4 tertiary education in 1998.
How does India rank for start month of the academic school year?
India ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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/