Burundi vs China: Start month of the academic school year
Burundi
9 tertiary education
in 2025
China
9 tertiary education
in 2024
Burundi rank
32nd
China rank
32nd
Start month of the academic school year over time
- Burundi
- China
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in China, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 32nd and China ranks 32nd of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Burundi |
| 2000s | 9.7 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 0.7 tertiary education | Burundi |
| 2010s | 1.89 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 7.11 tertiary education | China |
| 2020s | 3.25 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 5.75 tertiary education | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Burundi or China?
- Burundi, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Burundi and China?
- 0 tertiary education, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and China rank globally for start month of the academic school year?
- Burundi ranks 32nd and China ranks 32nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release