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 49 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.
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 49 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 | Value | 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 | +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 7.35, 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 | 16.12 | 11.7 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.94 | 5.2 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.18 | 8.2 | 11.6 | 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 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 49 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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