Sri Lanka vs Timor-Leste: Start of the academic school year
Sri Lanka
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
Timor-Leste
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Start of the academic school year over time
- Sri Lanka
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Timor-Leste | 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 | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,014 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,022 tertiary education | 2,021 tertiary education | 0.6 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, Sri Lanka or Timor-Leste?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?
- 0 tertiary education, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste rank globally for start of the academic school year?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 206 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