Malta vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Malta
16.9%
in 2017
Spain
16.8%
in 2018
Malta rank
23rd
Spain rank
24th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
051015199920082018

How they compare

Malta currently reports 16.9% against 16.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 98 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 13.7% 13.4% 0.3% Malta
2010s 13.2% 15.4% 2.2% Spain

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 Spain?
Malta, at 16.9% against 16.8% in Spain as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malta and Spain?
0.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Malta ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.