Gambia vs East Timor: Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) (Start)
Gambia
2,024 tertiary education
in 2025
East Timor
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
Gambia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) (Start) over time
- Gambia
- East Timor
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in East Timor, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
Across all 47 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 211 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,974 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,984 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,994 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 2,004 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2010s | 2,011 tertiary education | 2,011 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2020s | 2,022 tertiary education | 2,022 tertiary education | 0.5 tertiary education | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start of the academic school year, Gambia or East Timor?
- Gambia, at 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Gambia and East Timor?
- 0 tertiary education, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and East Timor?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and East Timor rank globally for start of the academic school year?
- Gambia ranks 1st and East Timor 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