Malta vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malta
11.7%
in 2023
Portugal
11.5%
in 2023
Malta rank
27th
Portugal rank
29th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 11.7% against 11.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 124 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 9.7% | 4.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 11.2% | 2.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 11.4% | 1.2% | Portugal |
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 11.7% against 11.5% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 20 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 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). 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