Namibia vs Zambia: Start month of the academic school year
Namibia
1 tertiary education
in 2022
Zambia
1 tertiary education
in 2022
Namibia rank
174th
Zambia rank
174th
Start month of the academic school year over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Zambia, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Zambia ahead.
Namibia ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 174th of 206 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2000s | 2 tertiary education | 1.9 tertiary education | 0.1 tertiary education | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.4 tertiary education | 1.2 tertiary education | 0.2 tertiary education | Namibia |
| 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, Namibia or Zambia?
- Namibia, at 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Namibia and Zambia?
- 0 tertiary education, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for start month of the academic school year?
- Namibia ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 174th of 206 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