Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 43.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus is 43.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus peaked at 43.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1992.
Cyprus ranks 23rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.8% | — |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +44.0% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.2% | 31.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 32.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 36.8% | 43.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,544 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34,520 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,288 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus was 43.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Cyprus ranks 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.