Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 85.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cyprus, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 85.9% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cyprus peaked at 85.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1992.
Cyprus ranks 51st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 51.3% | — |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 67.4% | 74.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 75.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 85.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 48 Chile 87.8% compare
- 49 Fiji 87.3% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 85.8% compare
- 53 South Africa 85.4% compare
- 54 Singapore 85.3% compare
More education data for Cyprus
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cyprus was 85.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Cyprus ranks 51st out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.