Gambia vs Sri Lanka: Start of the academic school year
Gambia
2,024 tertiary education
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
Gambia rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Start of the academic school year over time
- Gambia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 211 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,974 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,984 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,994 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 2,004 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2,011 tertiary education | 2,012 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,022 tertiary education | 2,023 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start of the academic school year, Gambia or Sri Lanka?
- Gambia, at 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Gambia and Sri Lanka?
- 0 tertiary education, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sri Lanka?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Sri Lanka rank globally for start of the academic school year?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start 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