Malta vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malta
2.5%
in 2023
Sweden
2.7%
in 2023
Malta rank
71st
Sweden rank
68th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% 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 71st and Sweden ranks 68th of 122 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 | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.7% against 2.5% 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 71st and Sweden ranks 68th 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, 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