Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
0.0994 % change on previous year
Eswatini
Lowest
-0.0496 % change on previous year
Lesotho
Median
0.0495 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
10,855
What the numbers show
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth rate is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 0.0994 % change on previous year in Eswatini; the lowest is -0.0496 % change on previous year in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0495 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.0493 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 205 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 99.1%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 199.5%).
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 0.0994 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 99.1% | flat |
| 2 | Palestine, State of | 0.099 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 0.0989 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 4 | American Samoa | 0.0498 % change on previous year | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.0498 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Liberia | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Malawi | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Nigeria | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Somalia | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | South Sudan | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Uganda | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Guyana | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Zambia | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | Eritrea | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Kenya | 0.0496 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Mozambique | 0.0496 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Haiti | 0.0496 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Namibia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Aruba | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Benin | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Bahamas | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Barbados | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Comoros | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Curacao | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Cayman Islands | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Djibouti | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Dominica | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Gabon | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Iran | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Iraq | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Kuwait | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Libya | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Mali | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Myanmar | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Mauritania | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Niger | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | North Korea | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Sudan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 50.2% | rising |
| 21 | Suriname | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Syria | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Chad | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Togo | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 21 | Yemen | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Anguilla | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Montserrat | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Belgium | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Bermuda | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Botswana | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Canada | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Congo | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Colombia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Czechia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Guinea | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Greece | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Grenada | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Croatia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Italy | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Japan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Lebanon | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Madagascar | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Malta | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Montenegro | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Netherlands | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Panama | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Portugal | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Paraguay | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Romania | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Slovenia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Tunisia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Türkiye | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Tuvalu | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | United States | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Angola | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 101 | Albania | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Andorra | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Argentina | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Armenia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Austria | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Bahrain | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Belarus | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Belize | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Bhutan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 101 | Switzerland | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | China | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Cameroon | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Cyprus | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Germany | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Denmark | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Algeria | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Ecuador | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Spain | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Estonia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Finland | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | France | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Ghana | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Gibraltar | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Guatemala | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 101 | Hong Kong | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Hungary | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Indonesia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | India | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Israel | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Jamaica | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Jordan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Lithuania | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Latvia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Macao | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Morocco | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Monaco | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Mexico | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Mongolia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Mauritius | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Norway | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Nepal | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Oman | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Philippines | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Palau | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Poland | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Qatar | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Rwanda | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | falling |
| 101 | Senegal | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Singapore | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | San Marino | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Serbia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Slovakia | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Sweden | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | flat |
| 101 | Thailand | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Ukraine | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Uruguay | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | Viet Nam | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 101 | South Africa | 0.0495 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Australia | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Brazil | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Chile | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Costa Rica | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Cuba | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 180 | Dominican Republic | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.3% | flat |
| 180 | Fiji | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Georgia | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Gambia | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Cambodia | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Kiribati | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Republic of Korea | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Sri Lanka | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Maldives | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Malaysia | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Naoero | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | New Zealand | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Peru | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | El Salvador | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Seychelles | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Timor-Leste | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 180 | Tonga | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Samoa | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Cook Islands | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Niue | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 180 | Tokelau | 0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 209 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 209 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 211 | Lesotho | -0.0496 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 199.5% | falling |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Start of the academic school year UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.