Cyprus vs Switzerland: Share of the population with tertiary education
Cyprus
38.7%
in 2020
Switzerland
33.0%
in 2020
Cyprus rank
10th
Switzerland rank
12th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Cyprus
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 38.7% against 33.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Switzerland ahead.
Cyprus ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 4.0% | 2.8% | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 6.0% | 4.3% | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 7.8% | 6.0% | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 9.1% | 7.3% | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 9.7% | 7.9% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 10.8% | 6.8% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 13.4% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 3.0% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 23.4% | 4.2% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 36.3% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 33.0% | 5.7% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Cyprus or Switzerland?
- Cyprus, at 38.7% against 33.0% in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 5.7%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 12th 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.