Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Cyprus
Cyprus: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.8%
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
15th
of 47 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2004
All-time low
5.2%
in 2015
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 9.8% for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Cyprus peaked at 20.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2015.
Cyprus ranks 15th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -14.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 9.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 9.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 11.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Cyprus?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Cyprus was 9.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Cyprus ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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