Statizoid

Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) by country

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/

Countries reporting
204
Highest
2,019 tertiary education
Bhutan
Lowest
2,008 tertiary education
American Samoa
Median
2,017 tertiary education
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
9,667

What the numbers show

Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 2,019 tertiary education in Bhutan; the lowest is 2,008 tertiary education in American Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,017 tertiary education, and the mean is 2,016 tertiary education.

Start of the academic school year: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bhutan 2,019 tertiary education 2020 up 0.5% flat
1 Costa Rica 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
1 Cambodia 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
1 Sri Lanka 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
1 Monaco 2,019 tertiary education 2020 up 0.5% flat
1 Malaysia 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
1 Peru 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
1 Seychelles 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Afghanistan 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Albania 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Andorra 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Armenia 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Australia 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Azerbaijan 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Burundi 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Burkina Faso 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Bangladesh 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Bahrain 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Belize 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Brazil 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Brunei 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Botswana 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Chile 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 China 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Colombia 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Georgia 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Ghana 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Honduras 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 India 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Jamaica 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Kazakhstan 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Kenya 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Kyrgyzstan 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 South Korea 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Kuwait 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Laos 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Lebanon 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Libya 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Saint Lucia 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Macao 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Morocco 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Moldova 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Madagascar 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Marshall Islands 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Montenegro 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Mozambique 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Mauritania 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Niger 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Nepal 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 New Zealand 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 Oman 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Palestine 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Qatar 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Rwanda 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.4% flat
9 Saudi Arabia 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Senegal 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Singapore 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 El Salvador 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 San Marino 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Serbia 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Togo 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Turkmenistan 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Tunisia 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Tanzania 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Ukraine 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Uzbekistan 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Vietnam 2,018 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Samoa 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
9 South Africa 2,018 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Argentina 2,017 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
72 Austria 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Belgium 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Benin 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Bulgaria 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Belarus 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Bermuda 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Canada 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Switzerland 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Cameroon 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Cape Verde 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Cuba 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Cyprus 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Czechia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Germany 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Denmark 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Dominican Republic 2,017 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
72 Algeria 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Spain 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Estonia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Finland 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 France 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 United Kingdom 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Greece 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Grenada 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Croatia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Haiti 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Hungary 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Indonesia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Ireland 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Iran 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Iceland 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Israel 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Italy 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Jordan 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Japan 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Liechtenstein 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Lithuania 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Luxembourg 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Latvia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Maldives 2,017 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
72 Mexico 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 North Macedonia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Malta 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Myanmar 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Mongolia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Mauritius 2,017 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
72 Namibia 2,017 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
72 Netherlands 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Norway 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Pakistan 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Poland 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Puerto Rico 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 North Korea 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Portugal 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Romania 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Russia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Slovakia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Slovenia 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Sweden 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Trinidad and Tobago 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Turkey 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Uruguay 2,017 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
72 United States 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
72 British Virgin Islands 2,017 tertiary education 2018 up 0.5% flat
138 Angola 2,016 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
138 United Arab Emirates 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Cote d'Ivoire 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Congo 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Comoros 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Ecuador 2,016 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
138 Egypt 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Fiji 2,016 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
138 Gibraltar 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Guinea 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Mali 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Panama 2,016 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
138 Philippines 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Sao Tome and Principe 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Thailand 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
138 Tajikistan 2,016 tertiary education 2017 up 0.5% flat
154 Aruba 2,015 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
154 Bolivia 2,015 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
154 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,015 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
154 Eritrea 2,015 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
154 Guatemala 2,015 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
154 Lesotho 2,015 tertiary education 2018 up 0.4% flat
154 Nicaragua 2,015 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
154 Paraguay 2,015 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
154 Syria 2,015 tertiary education 2016 up 0.5% flat
154 Venezuela 2,015 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
154 Zimbabwe 2,015 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Antigua and Barbuda 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Bahamas 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Barbados 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Cayman Islands 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Dominica 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Guyana 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Iraq 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Kiribati 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Nauru 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
165 Papua New Guinea 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
165 Sudan 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Solomon Islands 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
165 Suriname 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Eswatini 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,014 tertiary education 2015 — flat
165 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Chad 2,014 tertiary education 2015 up 0.5% flat
165 Tonga 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
165 Tuvalu 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
165 Vanuatu 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
165 Zambia 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Central African Republic 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Curacao 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Ethiopia 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Micronesia (country) 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Gabon 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Gambia 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Guinea-Bissau 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Equatorial Guinea 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Liberia 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Malawi 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Nigeria 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Palau 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Sierra Leone 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Somalia 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 South Sudan 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 East Timor 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Uganda 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
187 Yemen 2,013 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% flat
206 American Samoa 2,008 tertiary education 2009 up 0.1% flat

About this data

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

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/