Malta vs Sweden: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Malta
97.0%
in 2020
Sweden
96.9%
in 2020
Malta rank
56th
Sweden rank
58th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 97.0% against 96.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 9.7% | 79.1% | 69.4% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 13.7% | 82.6% | 68.9% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 19.1% | 85.6% | 66.5% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 26.4% | 88.2% | 61.7% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 26.0% | 91.0% | 65.0% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 33.1% | 94.2% | 61.0% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 36.9% | 95.7% | 58.8% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 46.3% | 97.5% | 51.2% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 57.2% | 98.8% | 41.6% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 75.0% | 99.0% | 24.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 98.6% | 20.9% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 98.5% | 18.5% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 97.8% | 10.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 98.0% | 2.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.9% | 0.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 97.0% against 96.9% in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Malta ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.