Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cyprus
Cyprus: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 12.56 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cyprus, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cyprus is 12.56 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cyprus peaked at 12.56 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.08 years, in 1990.
That places Cyprus 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.08 years | — |
| 1991 | 9.21 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 9.35 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.63 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 10.05 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 10.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 10.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 10.47 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.33 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.55 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.04 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.03 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.02 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.56 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7 years | 9.08 years | 10.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1 years | 10.47 years | 11.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1 years | 11.78 years | 12.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 years | 12.47 years | 12.56 years | 4 |
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More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,154 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0215 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,442 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cyprus?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Cyprus was 12.56 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 years in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Cyprus ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.