Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cyprus, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cyprus is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.0% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cyprus peaked at 22.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 176th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 0.3% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,389 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cyprus?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cyprus was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Cyprus ranks 176th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.