Malta vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malta
32.1%
in 2023
Netherlands
32.5%
in 2023
Malta rank
34th
Netherlands rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 32.5% against 32.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 30.7% | 9.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 32.2% | 2.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 32.4% | 3.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Malta or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 32.5% against 32.1% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). 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