Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Cyprus
Cyprus: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 87.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Cyprus, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 87.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2021.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Cyprus peaked at 95.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2006.
Cyprus ranks 24th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 82.3% | — |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.9% | 82.3% | 89.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 86.3% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.1% | 87.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Cyprus?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Cyprus was 87.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2006.
- How does Cyprus rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Cyprus ranks 24th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release