Portugal vs Rwanda: Start month of the academic school year
Portugal
9 tertiary education
in 2023
Rwanda
9 tertiary education
in 2024
Portugal rank
32nd
Rwanda rank
32nd
Start month of the academic school year over time
- Portugal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Rwanda, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Rwanda ahead.
Portugal ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8 tertiary education | 6.6 tertiary education | 1.4 tertiary education | Portugal |
| 2010s | 8.8 tertiary education | 7.2 tertiary education | 1.6 tertiary education | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Portugal or Rwanda?
- Portugal, at 9 tertiary education against 9 tertiary education in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Portugal and Rwanda?
- 0 tertiary education, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Rwanda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Rwanda rank globally for start month of the academic school year?
- Portugal ranks 32nd and Rwanda 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