Malta vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malta
0.5%
in 2023
Portugal
0.5%
in 2023
Malta rank
81st
Portugal rank
83rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 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 Portugal?
- Malta, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 81st and Portugal ranks 83rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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