Costa Rica vs Malta: Share of the population with tertiary education
Costa Rica
19.5%
in 2020
Malta
18.9%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Malta rank
44th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.5% against 18.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 44th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Malta |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 3.1% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 3.8% | 2.1% | Malta |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 4.0% | 2.1% | Malta |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 5.9% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 7.1% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 10.6% | 6.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 15.3% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 19.5% against 18.9% in Malta as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 44th 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 tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.