Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled by country
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
2,024 tertiary education
Afghanistan
Lowest
2,008 tertiary education
American Samoa
Median
2,023 tertiary education
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
11,200
What the numbers show
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 2,024 tertiary education in Afghanistan; the lowest is 2,008 tertiary education in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,023 tertiary education, and the mean is 2,022 tertiary education.
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 2,024 tertiary education | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 2,024 tertiary education | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 2,024 tertiary education | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 2,024 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Angola | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Andorra | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Argentina | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Armenia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bahrain | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Belarus | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Belize | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bhutan | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Switzerland | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | China | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Cameroon | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Denmark | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Algeria | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Egypt | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Spain | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Finland | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | France | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Ghana | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Gibraltar | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Guatemala | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Hong Kong, China | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Hungary | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Indonesia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | India | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Israel | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Jamaica | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Jordan | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Lithuania | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Latvia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Macau, China | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Morocco | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Monaco | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Marshall Islands | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Mongolia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Mauritius | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Nepal | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Oman | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Philippines | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Palau | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Poland | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Qatar | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Rwanda | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Senegal | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Singapore | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | San Marino | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Serbia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Slovakia | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Sweden | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Thailand | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Ukraine | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Uruguay | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | British Virgin Islands | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 2,023 tertiary education | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 2,023 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Belgium | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Bermuda | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Botswana | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Canada | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Congo | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Colombia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Czechia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Guinea | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Greece | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Grenada | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Croatia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Iceland | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Italy | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Japan | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Lebanon | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Madagascar | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Malta | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Montenegro | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Mozambique | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Namibia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Netherlands | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Panama | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Puerto Rico | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Portugal | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Paraguay | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Romania | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Slovenia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Sint Maarten | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Tunisia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Türkiye | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | United States of America | 2,022 tertiary education | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Zambia | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 2,022 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Aruba | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Benin | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Bahamas | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Barbados | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Comoros | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Curaçao | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Djibouti | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Dominica | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Eritrea | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Gabon | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Guyana | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Haiti | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Ireland | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Iraq | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Kenya | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Kuwait | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Liberia | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Libya | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Liechtenstein | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Lesotho | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Mali | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Myanmar | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Mauritania | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Malawi | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Niger | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Nigeria | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Sudan | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Somalia | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | South Sudan | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 156 | Suriname | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Eswatini | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Chad | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Togo | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Uganda | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 156 | Yemen | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Anguilla | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 156 | Montserrat | 2,021 tertiary education | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 211 | American Samoa | 2,008 tertiary education | 2009 | up 0.1% | flat |
How this figure is calculated
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Start of the academic school year UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.