Cyprus vs Luxembourg: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Cyprus
99.7%
in 2017
Luxembourg
99.6%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
9th
Luxembourg rank
11th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Cyprus
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 9th and Luxembourg ranks 11th of 190 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 15 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Cyprus |
| 1830s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Cyprus |
| 1840s | 3.8% | 0.6% | 3.2% | Cyprus |
| 1850s | 6.2% | 1.0% | 5.2% | Cyprus |
| 1860s | 10.1% | 1.6% | 8.5% | Cyprus |
| 1870s | 15.9% | 2.9% | 13.1% | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 24.4% | 4.5% | 19.9% | Cyprus |
| 1890s | 34.6% | 6.8% | 27.8% | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 44.8% | 10.7% | 34.1% | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 55.0% | 14.5% | 40.5% | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 65.2% | 18.4% | 46.8% | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 75.4% | 43.5% | 31.9% | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 85.6% | 75.7% | 10.0% | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 95.5% | 97.2% | 1.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 92.0% | 98.7% | 6.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 84.3% | 94.0% | 9.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 93.0% | 1.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 96.8% | 2.2% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.6% | 1.3% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Cyprus or Luxembourg?
- Cyprus, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Luxembourg as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Cyprus and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Luxembourg?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Cyprus and Luxembourg rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 9th and Luxembourg ranks 11th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.