What is the difference in share of the population with lower secondary education between Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?

1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?

8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Cyprus vs United Arab Emirates: Share of the population with lower secondary education

Cyprus

85.9%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

87.3%

in 2024

Cyprus rank

52nd

United Arab Emirates rank

51st

Share of the population with lower secondary education over time

Cyprus
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 87.3% against 85.9% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 52nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 135 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	69.2%	62.7%	6.5%	Cyprus
2010s	81.2%	79.2%	2.0%	Cyprus
2020s	85.5%	85.9%	0.4%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with lower secondary education, Cyprus or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 87.3% against 85.9% in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of the population with lower secondary education between Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?: 1.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of the population with lower secondary education?: Cyprus ranks 52nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of the population with lower secondary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 1,912 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.