Bulgaria vs Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
3.6%
in 2023
Malta
3.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
75th
Malta rank
77th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Malta ranks 77th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 4.7% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th and Malta ranks 77th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). 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