Malta vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Malta
0.8868 LPIA
in 2022
Sweden
0.7811 LPIA
in 2023
Malta rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.8868 LPIA against 0.7811 LPIA in Sweden, a difference of 0.1057 LPIA.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 87 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5366 LPIA | 0.7153 LPIA | 0.1787 LPIA | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9885 LPIA | 0.746 LPIA | 0.2425 LPIA | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9197 LPIA | 0.7656 LPIA | 0.1541 LPIA | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 0.8868 LPIA against 0.7811 LPIA in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.1057 LPIA, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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