Malta vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Malta
10.95 % change on previous year
in 2023
WB: Pacific Island Small States
6.83 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malta rank
30th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
29th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Malta
  • WB: Pacific Island Small States
-40-2002040197119972024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 10.95 % change on previous year against 6.83 % change on previous year in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 4.12 % change on previous year.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.

Malta ranks 30th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 29th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and WB: Pacific Island Small States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta WB: Pacific Island Small States Difference Ahead
1970s -2.9 % change on previous year 11.95 % change on previous year 14.85 % change on previous year WB: Pacific Island Small States
1980s 2.76 % change on previous year 4.72 % change on previous year 1.96 % change on previous year WB: Pacific Island Small States
1990s 16.02 % change on previous year 7.29 % change on previous year 8.73 % change on previous year Malta
2000s 4.81 % change on previous year 6.07 % change on previous year 1.26 % change on previous year WB: Pacific Island Small States
2010s 4.52 % change on previous year 5.48 % change on previous year 0.953 % change on previous year WB: Pacific Island Small States
2020s 7.1 % change on previous year 6.75 % change on previous year 0.3513 % change on previous year Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Malta or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
Malta, at 10.95 % change on previous year against 6.83 % change on previous year in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Malta and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
4.12 % change on previous year, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Malta and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Malta ranks 30th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 29th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.