Adolescents out of school, male in Cyprus
Cyprus: Adolescents out of school, male was 2.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, male in Cyprus, 2001–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.6% for adolescents out of school, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Cyprus peaked at 4.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
Cyprus ranks 116th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -97.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +1887.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +64.9% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -53.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -21.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, male in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1887.7% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 3.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.8%
- 114 Brunei 2.8% compare
- 115 South Korea 2.8% compare
- 117 Russia 2.6% compare
- 118 Estonia 2.5%
- 119 Dominica 2.5% compare
More education data for Cyprus
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Cyprus?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Cyprus was 2.6% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Cyprus rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Cyprus ranks 116th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.