At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Cyprus
Cyprus: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.1%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2015
All-time low
7.7%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Cyprus stood at 16.1%.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Cyprus peaked at 18.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2007.
Cyprus ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.1% | — |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -44.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 8.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 7.7% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.5% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 16.5% compare
- 21 Italy 16.4% compare
- 23 Germany 15.2% compare
- 23 Spain 15.2% compare
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.2% compare
More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,505 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 58,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,544 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34,520 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Cyprus?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Cyprus was 16.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Cyprus ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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