Annual teaching or examination period during which pupils or students attend courses or take examinations, not taking minor breaks into account.
Comment
- An academic year may be shorter than 12 months but would typically not be shorter than 9 months. It may vary for different levels of education or training or types of institutions within a country;
- this term is also referred to as the ‘school year’, mainly for the primary and secondary levels.
Source
Based on UNESCO, 2011.