Malta vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malta
4.7%
in 2023
Netherlands
5.0%
in 2023
Malta rank
49th
Netherlands rank
46th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malta ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 122 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 5.0% | 2.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 5.3% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, male (%). 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