Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 90.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Cyprus, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 90.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Cyprus peaked at 90.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1981.
That places Cyprus 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.8% | — |
| 1982 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 90.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 90.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.6% | 72.8% | 76.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 77.0% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 80.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 86.3% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.3% | 90.6% | 6 |
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 completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Cyprus?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Cyprus was 90.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1981.
- How does Cyprus rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Cyprus ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release