Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Cyprus
Cyprus: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 11.07 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Cyprus, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 11.07 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Cyprus peaked at 11.07 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 1960.
That places Cyprus 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.07 | — |
| 1965 | 5.53 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 5.88 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 6.68 | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 7.5 | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 8.44 | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 9.14 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 9.6 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 9.94 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.28 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 11.07 | +19.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 11.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.99, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 11.07 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.11, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3 | 5.07 | 5.53 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.28 | 5.88 | 6.68 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.97 | 7.5 | 8.44 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.37 | 9.14 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.61 | 9.28 | 9.94 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.07 | 11.07 | 11.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Cyprus?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Cyprus was 11.07 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 1960.
- How does Cyprus rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Cyprus ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.