Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Start month of the academic school year
Cook Islands
1 tertiary education
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1 tertiary education
in 2022
Cook Islands rank
176th
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Start month of the academic school year over time
- Cook Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 211 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2000s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2010s | 1.3 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 0.3 tertiary education | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Cook Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Cook Islands, at 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 tertiary education, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for start month of the academic school year?
- Cook Islands ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th 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