End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
221
Highest
12
Afghanistan
Lowest
1
Ecuador
Median
6
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
6,340
What the numbers show
End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education) is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 12 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 1 in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 6, and the mean is 7.43.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (up 166.7%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 83.3%).
End month of the academic school year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Chile | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Sudan | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Eswatini | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 1 | Uganda | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Saint Helena | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Anguilla | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Montserrat | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Angola | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 37 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Colombia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Honduras | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Maldives | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Malawi | 11 | 2025 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 11 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Guatemala | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Mozambique | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Mauritius | 10 | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 47 | Malaysia | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 47 | Rwanda | 10 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 53 | Belize | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 53 | Spain | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 53 | Ghana | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Croatia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Macau, China | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 53 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 8 | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovenia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Western Sahara | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Aruba | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Burundi | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Benin | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Barbados | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Cape Verde | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Cuba | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Dominica | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Gibraltar | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Gambia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Grenada | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Guyana | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Hong Kong, China | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Cambodia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Madagascar | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Malta | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 62 | Niger | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 62 | Nigeria | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Senegal | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | British Virgin Islands | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 62 | French Guiana | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Guadeloupe | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Reunion | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Andorra | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | American Samoa | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Austria | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Belgium | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Bahrain | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bahamas | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Bermuda | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | China | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Cameroon | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 99 | Congo | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Comoros | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Curaçao | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Cyprus | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Czechia | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Algeria | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Egypt | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Eritrea | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Estonia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | France | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Gabon | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Greece | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Guam | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Haiti | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Hungary | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Indonesia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Iraq | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 99 | Israel | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Italy | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Jamaica | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Jordan | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Kuwait | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Lebanon | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 99 | Liberia | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 99 | Libya | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Lithuania | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Latvia | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 99 | Morocco | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Monaco | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Mexico | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Mali | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Montenegro | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Mongolia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Mauritania | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Netherlands | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Oman | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Palau | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 99 | Poland | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Palestine, State of | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 99 | French Polynesia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Qatar | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Romania | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Russian Federation | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | San Marino | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Somalia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Suriname | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Slovakia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sweden | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Chad | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Togo | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 6 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Tunisia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Türkiye | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ukraine | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Yemen | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Martinique | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Albania | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Armenia | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Belarus | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Canada | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Djibouti | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 184 | Denmark | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 184 | Finland | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 184 | Ireland | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Iceland | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Republic of Moldova | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Norway | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Portugal | 5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Tajikistan | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | United States of America | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Viet Nam | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Nepal | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | India | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Japan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Myanmar | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Pakistan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Philippines | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | Sudan | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Thailand | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 215 | Ecuador | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release