Malta vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malta
3.4%
in 2023
Sweden
3.6%
in 2023
Malta rank
77th
Sweden rank
74th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 4.1% | 2.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, 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 Malta and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 74th 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