How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States of America?

13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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.

Malta vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Malta

16.9%

in 2017

United States of America

17.0%

in 2016

Malta rank

23rd

United States of America rank

22nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Malta
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 17.0% against 16.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd of 98 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.2%	13.3%	0.8%	Malta
2010s	12.6%	16.3%	3.8%	United States of America

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 United States of America?: United States of America, at 17.0% against 16.9% in Malta as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malta and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States of America?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Malta and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Malta ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd 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: 04 September 2026

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